Vinyl pressings
by Ray Stevens · 1974
Boogity Boogity was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 8 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.
BR-6003-A ♭Side A Etched
BR-6003-B ♭Side B Etched
BR-6003-A-1 GC A S T1 XSide A Etched, variant 1
BR-6003-B-1 TX GC S T2Side B Etched, variant 1
BR-6003-A MR circled b △18963(1)Side A Etched
BR-6003-B MR circled b △18963-X(1)Side B Etched
(BR 6003 A)Side A Label
(BR 6003 B)Side B Label
BR-6003-A-1 P.R.Side A Etched
BR-6003-B-1 P.R.Side B Etched
BR 6003 ASide A Label
BR 6003 BSide B Label
BR-6003-A b K-6681 SONSide A Etched
BR-6003-B b K-6682 SONSide B Etched
(BR 6003 A)Side A Label
(BR 6003 B)Side B Label
BR-6003-1 ms ♭Side A runout
BR-6003-2 ♭ msSide B runout
BR-6003 ASide A label
BR-6003 BSide B label
(BR 6003 A)Side 1 Label
(BR 6003 B)Side 2 Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Barnaby Records BR 6003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Barnaby Records 9190-6003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Bellaphon BLPS 19185 / Barnaby Records BLPS 19185First yearLP | LP |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Barnaby Records BR 6003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Barnaby Records BR 6003LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Barnaby Records BR 6003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | South Africa | Barnaby Records CSC 4019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Janus Records 6310 301 / Janus Records ACB 00165First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Barnaby Records BR 6003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Barnaby Records BR 6003First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Barnaby Records BR 6003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Barnaby Records BR 6003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Barnaby Records BR 6003First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Barnaby Records BR 6003First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Chess CH 50046 / Barnaby Records CH 50046LP | LP |
15 vinyl pressings of Boogity Boogity are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Barnaby Records BR 6003.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BR 6003, 6310 301, 9190-6003, BLPS 19185) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BR-6003-A ♭ and BR-6003-B ♭. 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.
