Australia
July 1984- Label and catalog number
- Green Records BT 7032
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
BT 7032 A DBSide A runout
BT 7032 B DBSide B runout
BT 7032 ASide A label
BT 7032 BSide B label
Vinyl pressings
by The Beasts Of Bourbon · 1984
The Axeman's Jazz was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. 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 1984, 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.
BT 7032 A DBSide A runout
BT 7032 B DBSide B runout
BT 7032 ASide A label
BT 7032 BSide B label
BT 7032 A DBSide A Runout
BT 7032 B DBSide B Runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australia | Big Time BT-7032First yearLP | LP |
| 1984 | Australia | Green Records BT 7032First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | France | Closer Records CL 0033LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Scandinavia | Big Time BT-7032 / Big Time BTA 001LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Spain | Victoria VLP-155LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | UK | Hybrid Records HYB LP 1 / Hybrid Records HYBLP 1LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | UK | Hybrid Records HYB LP 1LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1985 | US | Big Time BTA 001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1988 | Australia | Red Eye Records RED LP 4LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 1988 | Germany | Red Eye Records RED LP 4LP, Album, Limited Edition, 7", Single · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, 7", Single · Limited |
| 1988 | Germany | Red Eye Records RED LP 4LP, Album, White Label, 7", Single | LP, Album, White Label, 7", Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Australia | Red Eye Records RED LP 4 / Polydor 843 632-1LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1990 | Germany | Red Eye Records RED LP 4LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Red Eye Records RED LP 4LP, Album | LP, Album |
14 vinyl pressings of The Axeman's Jazz are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1984 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in Australia. One of them is Green Records BT 7032, released July 1984.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BT 7032, BT-7032) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BT 7032 A DB and BT 7032 B DB. 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.