Vinyl pressings
by The Jimmy Castor Bunch · 1974
The Bertha Butt Boogie 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 7 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.
STEREO-PT. 1 ST-A 29701-1 SP 1-1A-Side Runout Etching
ST-A 29702-1 SRC 1-1 STEREO PT. 2B-Side Runout Etching
ST-A-29701 SPA-side label
ST-A-29702 SPB-side label
ST-A-29701-PLA-side label
ST-A-29702-PLB-side label
A29701-1 MONO-PT 1 SPA-Side Runout Etching
ST-A29701-1 SP STEREO-PT 1B-Side Runout Etching
A-29701 SPA-Side Label
ST-A-29701 SPB-Side Label
ST-A-29701-MOA-side label
ST-A-29702-MOB-side label
MONO-PT 1 A29701-2 PPA-Side Runout Etching
ST-A29701-2 PP ST-A-A2- STEREO-PT 1B-Side Runout Etching
A-29701-PLA-Side Label
ST-A-29701-PLB-Side 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 | Atlantic 45-3232First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | Atlantic AT 3232First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | El Salvador | Atlantic 45-3232First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Greece | Atlantic 10101First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Jamaica | Atlantic 45-3232First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | UK | Atlantic K 10554First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Atlantic K 10554First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic 45-3232First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic 45-3232First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic 45-3232First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono, Stereo · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono, Stereo · Promo, Mono |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic 45-3232First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic 45-3232First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic 45-3232First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1975 | Belgium | Atlantic 10 5547" | 7" |
| 1975 | Brazil | Atlantic 3-17-101-0097" | 7" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Atlantic OS 131897", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic 45-32327", Single, Reissue, Styrene, Stereo | 7", Single, Reissue, Styrene, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic 45-32327", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic OS-131897", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic 45-32327", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
26 vinyl pressings of The Bertha Butt Boogie are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1974 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Atlantic 45-3232.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-3232, K 10554, AT 3232, 10101) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STEREO-PT. 1 ST-A 29701-1 SP 1-1 and ST-A 29702-1 SRC 1-1 STEREO PT. 2. 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.
