Vinyl pressings
by Miles Davis And His Orchestra · 1949
Boplicity / Israel was first pressed on vinyl in 1949. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1949, the album's first year, in 2 countries. Compare the label and catalog number on your copy, then the codes etched or stamped in the runout groove (the dead wax around the label): they are the surest sign of an early pressing.
3766 - 2D4Side A runout [variant 1]
3767 - 2D4Side B runout [variant 1]
3766-2D-2Side A runout [variant 2]
3767-2D-2Side B runout [variant 2]
3766 - 2D4 I ƧSide A runout
3767 - 2D4 I ƧSide B runout
3766Side A label
3767Side B label
3766 - 2D4 ☆Side A runout [variant 1]
3767 - 2D4 ☆Side B runout [variant 1]
3766Side A label
3767Side B label
3766-2D-22 $Runout side A (variant 1)
3767-2D-23 $Runout side B (variant 1)
3766-2D-2#3 $Runout side A (variant 2)
3767-2D-2#3 $Runout side B (variant 2)
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Sweden | Capitol Records C 57-60011First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1949 | US | Capitol Records 57-60011First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1949 | US | Capitol Records 57-60011First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1949 | US | Capitol Records 57-60011First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | UK | Capitol Records CL.13255Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1950 | US | Capitol Records 60011Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| 1950 | US | Capitol Records 60011Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| 1951 | France | Telefunken Capitol 415/80176Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Telefunken Capitol C 80176Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Italy | Capitol Records CD. 80176Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Japan | Capitol Records Z-63Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
11 vinyl pressings of Boplicity / Israel are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1949 and 1951.
The earliest pressings are from 1949, in US, Sweden. One of them is Capitol Records 57-60011, released July 1949.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 57-60011, C 57-60011) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 3766 - 2D4 and 3767 - 2D4. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
It depends on which pressing you have and on the condition of the record and its sleeve. Early pressings from the album's home country in near mint condition are usually worth the most; common later reissues are worth far less. Scan your copy with VinylLens to see its value for every grade.
