US
1962- Label and catalog number
- Hi Records 45-2051
- Format
- 7", Single, 45 RPM
Vinyl pressings
by Ace Cannon · 1962
Blues In My Heart was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. 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 1962, the album's first year, in 4 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.
HI-2192-1F Bell Sound MR △42179Side A runout
HI-2193-1F MR Bell Sound △42179-XSide B runout
HI 2192Label A
HI 2193Label B
HI2192 7XLON1709Label Side A
HI2193 7XLON1708Label Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Canada | Hi Records HI. 2051First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | UK | London American Recordings HLU 9546First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | US | Hi Records 45-2051First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | US | Hi Records 45-2051First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | US | Hi Records 45-2051First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1962 | Australia | London Records HL-1958First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | UK | London Records 45-HLU 95467", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | London Records DL 20620 / London Records DL206207", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | Greece | London Records 45-GL 70527", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | New Zealand | London American Recordings NZL-U 7657", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of Blues In My Heart are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1962 and 1992.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Australia, Canada. One of them is Hi Records 45-2051.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-2051, HLU 9546, HL-1958, HI. 2051) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.