Vinyl pressings
by Ricardo Ray · 1968
Jala, Jala Boogaloo Volume II was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 4 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.
BPST-2080 AB 2-68 STERLINGSide A, etched
BPST-2081 AB 3-68Side B, etched
STERLINGSide A, faint and partial stamp
BPST 2080Side A label
BP-2080- AB 2-68 STERLINGSide A, etched
BP-2081- AB 2-68Side B, etched
STERLINGSide A, faint and partial stamp
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Mexico | Tico Records R-2541First yearLP | LP |
| 1968 | Panama | Alegre Records SLPA 8630First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Alegre Records (S)LPA 8630 / Alegre Records SLPA 8630First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Alegre Records LPA 863First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Venezuela | Fania Records LP-77285First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | Venezuela | Tico Records LP-7285First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Colombia | Alegre Records DCM-S-35009 / Discomoda DCM-S-35009LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | Colombia | Alegre Records DCM-S-35009 / Discomoda DCM.S 35009LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | Colombia | Alegre Records 3377115LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | Venezuela | Tico Records LP-7285LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1977 | Spain | Discophon 6058LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Colombia | Alegre Records LP-337115LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Alegre Records SLPA 8630LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Alegre Records LPA 863LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Venezuela | Tico Records LP-7285LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Venezuela | Barbaro LP-7285 / Barbaro LPA-863LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Jala, Jala Boogaloo Volume II are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1968 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Mexico, Panama, Venezuela. One of them is Alegre Records (S)LPA 8630.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use (S)LPA 8630, LPA 863, R-2541, SLPA 8630) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BPST-2080 AB 2-68 STERLING and BPST-2081 AB 3-68. 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.
