Vinyl pressings
by Art Farmer · 1978
Big Blues 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, in 2 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.
0702 553 S1 0063 039 S1 N50 320Side A - Variant 1
0702 553 S2 0063 039 S2 N50 320Side B - Variant 1
0702 553 S1 0063 039 S1 N50 320 C 1Side A - Variant 2
0702 553 S2 0063 039 S2 N50 320 C 1Side B - Variant 2
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 | Germany | CTI Records 0063.039First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | CTI Records GP 3158 / CTI Records CTI 70.83-HFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Canada | CTI Records CTI 7083LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | CTI Records GP-3158LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | CTI Records GP-3158LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | UK | CTI Records CTI 7083LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | CTI Records CTI 7083LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | CTI Records CTI 7083LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | CTI Records CTI 7083LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | CTI Records CTI 7083LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | CTI Records CTI 7083LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | CTI Records CTI 7083LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | CTI Records LAX-3278LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Japan | King Records K20P 6834 / CTI Records CTI 7083LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | France | CTI Records CTI 9015LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | UK, Europe & US | CTI Records CTI 7083LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| 2014 | US | CTI Records CTI 7083 / ORG Music ORGM-2018LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Numbered |
| 2017 | US | ORG Music ORGM-2019 / CTI Records CTI 7083LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
18 vinyl pressings of Big Blues are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1978 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Germany, Netherlands. One of them is CTI Records 0063.039.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 0063.039, GP 3158) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 0702 553 S1 0063 039 S1 N50 320 and 0702 553 S2 0063 039 S2 N50 320. 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.
