Vinyl pressings
by The Jimmy Castor Bunch · 1975
Bom Bom 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.
7 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 2 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.
ST-A-32033-2 PP JRHand etched in run-out area A-side
ST-A-31326-2 PP JRHand etched in run-out area B-side
ST-A-32033 PLLabel A-side
ST-A-31326 PLLabel B-side
ST-A-32033-1 JRScribed Side A
SP ST-A-31326-1 JRScribed Side B
SRCStamped Sides A & B
ST-A-32033 SPLabel A-side
ST-A-32033 SPLabel, side A
ST-A-31326 SPLabel, side B
A-32033 PLLabel, side A
ST-A-32033 PLLabel, side B
A-32033 SPLabel, side A
ST-A-32033 SPLabel, side B
A-32033 MOSide A Label
ST-A-32033 MOSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Portugal | Atlantic N-S-28-171First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic 45-3331First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic 45-3331First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic 45-3331First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic 45-3331First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono, Stereo · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono, Stereo · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic 45-3331First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Atlantic 45-3331First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Argentina | Atlantic 32.4587", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Peru | Atlantic ALT 33317", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Spain | Atlantic 45-1383 / Hispavox 45-1383 (SN)7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | UK | Atlantic K 107827", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 107827", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
12 vinyl pressings of Bom Bom are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, Portugal. One of them is Atlantic 45-3331.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-3331, N-S-28-171) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-32033-2 PP JR and ST-A-31326-2 PP JR. 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.
