US
1978- Label and catalog number
- BOMP! BOMP LP-4002
- Format
- LP, Compilation · White
- Runout / matrix
BLP-4002-A and S-6436Side A runout etched
BLP-4002-B and S-6437Side B runout etched
Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1978
The Best Of Bomp - Volume One was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
BLP-4002-A and S-6436Side A runout etched
BLP-4002-B and S-6437Side B runout etched
BLP-4002-A and S-6436Etching A-Side
BLP-4002-B and S-6437Etching B-Side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | US | BOMP! BOMP LP-4002First yearLP, Compilation · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation · Colored vinyl |
| 1978 | US | BOMP! BOMP LP-4002First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1978 | US | BOMP! BLP-4002LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | Canada | Bomb Records BOMB-109LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | Germany | Line Records LLP 5006 / Line Records 6.23979 APLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1979 | Germany | Line Records LLP 5006 / Line Records 6.23979 APLP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | Germany | Line Records LLP 5006 / Line Records LLP 5006 APLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | BOMP! BOMP LP-4002LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
| ? | US | BOMP! BOMP LP-4002LP, Compilation, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Repress · Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | BOMP! BOMP LP-4002LP, Compilation, Repress · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Repress · Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of The Best Of Bomp - Volume One are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US. One of them is BOMP! BOMP LP-4002.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BOMP LP-4002) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BLP-4002-A and S-6436 and BLP-4002-B and S-6437. 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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