Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1969
Boy Meets Girl was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1969, 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.
o STL-0051 AI SSSide A runout, variant 1
o STL-0052 2 AI SSSide B runout, variant 1
o STL-0077 1 AI G.C.Side C runout, variant 1
o STL-0078 1 AI G.C.Side D runout, variant 1
STL-0051 (MR) △13428 Al SSSide A runout etched
STL-0052 (MR) △13428-X Al SSSide B runout etched
STL-0077 (MR) △13429 Al SSSide C runout etched
STL-0078 (MR) Al G.C. △13429-XSide D runout etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Netherlands | Stax STS 2-2024First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Spain | Stax S- 21146First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Stax STS 2-2024First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Stax STM 2-2024First yearLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1969 | US | Stax STS 2-2024First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Stax STS 2-2024First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UK | Stax SXATS 1027 / Stax 1E 062 ◦ 90748LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | US | Stax CR00175LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Stax 2325 029LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| ? | Germany | Stax 2325 029LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
10 vinyl pressings of Boy Meets Girl are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1969 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Netherlands, Spain. One of them is Stax STS 2-2024.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use STS 2-2024, STM 2-2024, S- 21146) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o STL-0051 AI SS and o STL-0052 2 AI SS. 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.
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