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Festival Song 1967 (Baba Boom) / Real Cool

by The Jamaicans · 1967

17 pressings3 countriesRocksteadyReggae

Festival Song 1967 was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Festival Song 1967

14 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 3 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.

Jamaica

1967
Label and catalog number
Treasure Isle
Format
7", 45 RPM, White Label
Runout / matrix

TIS 131Baba Boom

TIS 114Real Cool

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Jamaica

1967
Label and catalog number
Treasure Isle
Format
7", 45 RPM
Runout / matrix

TIS-131-Side A Etched

DR-200-9Side B Etched

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Jamaica

1967
Label and catalog number
Treasure Isle No. 131
Format
7", 45 RPM · Yellow Label
Runout / matrix

TIS - 131-

TIS - 139

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 17 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s15 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1967UnknownTreasure IsleFirst year7", 45 RPM, White Label7", 45 RPM, White Label
1967JamaicaTreasure IsleFirst year7", 45 RPM, White Label7", 45 RPM, White Label
1967JamaicaTreasure IsleFirst year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1967JamaicaTreasure IsleFirst year7"7"
1967JamaicaTreasure IsleFirst year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1967JamaicaTreasure IsleFirst year7"7"
1967JamaicaTreasure Isle No. 131First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1967JamaicaTreasure IsleFirst year7", Single7", Single
1967JamaicaTreasure IsleFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1967JamaicaDuke Reid Greatest HitsFirst year7"7"
1967JamaicaTreasure IsleFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1967JamaicaTreasure Isle7", Mispress, Misprint, Repress7", Mispress, Misprint, Repress
1967UKTreasure Isle TI-7012First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1967UKTreasure Isle TI-7012First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1967USTreasure Isle No. 131 / Treasure Isle No. 139First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
Year unknown2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?JamaicaTreasure Isle7"7"
?JamaicaTreasure Isle7", 45 RPM, Reissue7", 45 RPM, Reissue

Tracklist

  1. AFestival Song 1967 (Baba Boom)
  2. BReal Cool

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Festival Song 1967 are there?

17 vinyl pressings of Festival Song 1967 are listed here, from 3 countries.

When was Festival Song 1967 first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1967, in Jamaica, UK, US. One of them is Treasure Isle.

How do I tell if my copy of Festival Song 1967 is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use No. 131, TI-7012) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TIS 131 and TIS 114. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Festival Song 1967 on vinyl worth?

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.

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