Vinyl pressings
by Paul Anka · 1972
Jubilation was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 5 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.
BDS-5622-2-C⁻² BDS-5114 A Bell Sound RCK SONSide A runout
BDS-5622-2-D⁻² BDS-5114-B Bell Sound RCK SONSide B runout
BDS 5114 ASide A label
BDS 5114 BSide B label
BDS-5114-A-3 Bell Sound RCK ARP
BDS-5114-B-3 Bell Sound RCK ARP
BDS-5114A BellSound (MR) 16920 (5)
BDS 5114-S1Side A etch
BDS 5114-S2Side B etch
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Canada | Buddah Records BDS 5114First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Buddah Records 2318 064First yearLP | LP |
| 1972 | Italy | Buddah Records BDL 3112First yearLP | LP |
| 1972 | Mexico | Buddah Records 21009 / Buddah Records 2318 064First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Buddah Records BDS 5114First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Buddah Records BDS 5114First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Buddah Records BDS 5114First yearLP | LP |
| 1972 | Canada | Birchmount BM 732First yearLP | LP |
| 1973 | Ecuador | Buddah Records LP-77502LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | USSR | Ладъ LD 218019LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Russia | Ладъ LD 218019LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Jubilation are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1972 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, Canada, Germany, Italy and more. One of them is Buddah Records BDS 5114.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BDS 5114, BM 732, 2318 064, BDL 3112) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BDS-5622-2-C⁻² BDS-5114 A Bell Sound RCK SON and BDS-5622-2-D⁻² BDS-5114-B Bell Sound RCK SON. 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.
