Vinyl pressings
by Big Joe Turner · 1979
Everyday I Have The Blues was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. 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 1979, the album's first year, in 6 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.
2310 818 PP2117 ALSHIRESide A runout
2310 818 PP-2118 ALSHIRESide B runout
PP-2117Side A label
PP-2118Side B label
2310818 A/1 420Ehand etched
2310818 B//1 v 420stamped
PP-2117
PP-2118
2310-818-B XD- T.O.Side A runout, etched
2310-818-A X-T.O. B.G.Side B runout, etched
2310 818 A K1Runout side A
2310 818 B K1Runout side B
2310 818 S1 320 ASide A Runout
2310 818 S2 = 2 320 DSide B Runout
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 | Pablo Records 2310 818 / Pablo Records 2310 818LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1979 | Canada | Pablo Records 2310 818 / Pablo Records 2310-818First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | France | Pablo Records 2310 818First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | Pablo Records 2310 818First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | UK | Pablo Records 2310 818 / Pablo Records 2310-818First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | US | Pablo Records 2310 818 / Pablo Records 2310-818First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | Pablo Records MTF 1108First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | US | Pablo Records 2310 818 / Pablo Records 2310-818LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | US | Original Jazz Classics OJC-634 / Pablo Records 2310-818LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Not On Label 2310818LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
10 vinyl pressings of Everyday I Have The Blues are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1978 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Japan, Canada and more. One of them is Pablo Records 2310 818, released February 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2310 818, MTF 1108) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2310 818 PP2117 ALSHIRE and 2310 818 PP-2118 ALSHIRE. 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.
