Vinyl pressings
by Rabbitt · 1975
Boys Will Be Boys! was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year. 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.
TJL 13008 A /1.Variant 1 Side A runout etched
TJL 13008 B /1.Variant 1 Side B runout etched
TJL 13008 A /2.Variant 2 Side A runout etched
TJL 13008 B /1.Variant 2,Side B runout etched
TJL 13008 A /1.Variant 1 Side A runout etched
TJL 13008 B /1.Variant 1 Side B runout etched
TJL 13008 A /2.Variant 2 Side A runout etched
TJL 13008 B /1.Variant 2,Side B runout etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | South Africa | Jo'Burg TJL 13008 / Jo'Burg TJL/C 13008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | South Africa | Jo'Burg TJL 13008 / Jo'Burg TJL/C 13008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Capricorn Records CP 0175LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Capricorn Records 2429148LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | India | Capricorn Records 2429 148LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Jet Records JET LP 17 / Jet Records 2310 463LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Capricorn Records CP 0175LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Capricorn Records CP 0175LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Capricorn Records CP 0175LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Capricorn Records VIP-6420LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Japan | Capricorn Records VIP-6420LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Africa | Jo'Burg TJC(X) 13008LP, Album | LP, Album |
12 vinyl pressings of Boys Will Be Boys! are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1975 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in South Africa. One of them is Jo'Burg TJL 13008.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TJL 13008) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TJL 13008 A /1. and TJL 13008 B /1.. 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.
