Variations of the CHUCK album - round 2

[Editors note: Thierry Chanu owns one of the largest collections of Chuck Berry records I know of, maybe the second largest world-wide after Morten's. For some time Thierry has provided us with many details about Berry recordings and releases. You've seen his name mentioned in various blog posts lately. As this entry is based solely on Thierry's work, it's only fair to list him as the author. Please welcome Thierry to the team of writers of this blog!]

In June we started to make a list of variations of the CHUCK album we had found by then. Here's a second, more complete list. It's still not exhaustive, so if you have additions, let us know.



For those of you who want all the different releases of the CHUCK album, this is your shopping list. Let's start with the Vinyl releases. The same gatefold cover is used for the US and EUROPE markets. The records are different, though:

EUROPE
Decca 00602557561241, black wax
etching in deadwax on side 1: BH 73415-01 A1 HL 5575 612, on side 2: BH 73415-01 B1 HL 5575 612


US
Dualtone 80302-01793-18
etching in deadwax on side 1: DUAI-1793A 5-99804 carl-JLM, on side 2: DUAI-1793B 5-99805 carl-JLM

black wax


clear red wax


white wax (Barnes&Nobles exclusive edition)


NOTE:  Black is the rarest, red is for audiophiles, white is for the beauty.

The CD album comes in a lot more variations:

EUROPE
Decca 00602557561142, digipack with lyric/photo book inside
matrix print on CD: 5756114 15A00IFPI L555 SONY DACC universal ifpi 948t


UK - Promotional Copy
Decca no number, single sleeve, watermarked and traceable
matrix print on CD: Z.... might be traceable thus excluded here


US
Dualtone 80302-01793-25, digipack with lyric/photo book inside
matrix print on CD: V30432 CRT DUA1793 3/27/17  10:21:36 AM


BRAZIL
Decca 060255756114 AA0001000, digipack with more glossy paper, lyric/photo book inside
matrix print on CD: /#/ NOVODISC CD /#/ 060255756114 49353


JAPAN
Decca UICO-1293 in jewel case with book + obi, eight pages in Japanese
matrix print on CD: IFPI LT46 UICO-1293 MT 262


THAILAND
Decca 00602557561142, digipack with lyric/photo book inside
matrix print on CD: universal 0 51 00 317 universal IFPI LK76 5756114


AUSTRALIA
Decca 5756114, digipack with lyric/photo book inside
matrix print on CD: universal ANZ ifpi lv90 5756114 A0101090118-0101 15


RUSSIA
Decca 00602557561142, in jewel case with lyric/photo book
The cover say Decca, the CD says Dualtone, so this might be a bootleg
matrix print on CD: IFPI LP7612 V30432 CRT DUA 1793


While you can buy digital downloads of every single song from the album, there haven't been any physical singles (CD or Vinyl) available in stores. There have been several physical promotional singles, though:

US - Big Boys
Dualtone DUA-1793-S1, jewel case, back insert only
matrix print on CD: ZIE.... individual


UK - Big Boys
Decca no number, single sleeve
matrix print on CD: ZIE.... individual


UK - Wonderful Woman
Decca no number, single sleeve
matrix print on CD: ZIE.... individual
NOTE: If you have a friend who works for a media press agency or on the radio market THIS IS THE ONE TO HAVE. This edited version is 3:38 minutes instead of the album version which runs 5:19 minutes. See the database for details.


UK - Lady B. Goode
Decca no number, single sleeve
matrix print on CD: ZIE.... individual