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Return Of Django

by The Upsetters · 1968

23 pressings13 countriesReggaeReggae

Return Of Django 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.

How to spot a first pressing of Return Of Django

1 pressing came out in 1968, 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.

Jamaica

1968
Label and catalog number
Upsetter
Format
7", 45 RPM, White Label
Runout / matrix

FLP 7510 FRRunout, Side A

WIRL 4405 UpsetterRunout, Side B

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 23 vinyl pressings

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

1960s19 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1968JamaicaUpsetterFirst year7", 45 RPM, White Label7", 45 RPM, White Label
1969BelgiumFontana 268131 TF7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono
1969GermanyFontana 268 131 TF7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono
1969ItalyFontana TF268131 / Fontana 268 131 TF7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1969ItalyFontana 268 131 TF7", 45 RPM, Jukebox7", 45 RPM, Jukebox
1969NetherlandsFontana 268 131 TF7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono
1969NigeriaFontana US 3017", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono
1969PortugalFontana 268 161 TF7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1969ScandinaviaSonet T-77827", Single7", Single
1969SingaporeFontana 268 131 TF7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1969South AfricaFontana TOS 6217", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1969South AfricaFontana TOS 6217", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1969UKUpsetter US-3017", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1969UKUpsetter US-3017", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1969UKUpsetter US-3017", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
All 19 pressings from the 1960s
2000s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2002UKTrojan Records TJG70037", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue
2010s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2018USUpsetter GET777-7 / Get On Down GET777-77", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue
Year unknown2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?JamaicaUpsetter7", 45 RPM, White Label7", 45 RPM, White Label
?SpainFontana 5268.131 TF7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Mono · Mono7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Mono · Mono

Tracklist

  1. AReturn Of Django
  2. BDollar In The Teeth

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Return Of Django are there?

23 vinyl pressings of Return Of Django are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1968 and 2018.

When was Return Of Django first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1968, in Jamaica. One of them is Upsetter.

How do I tell if my copy of Return Of Django is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FLP 7510 FR and WIRL 4405 Upsetter. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Return Of Django 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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