Vinyl pressings
by Big Joe Turner · 1967
Singing The Blues was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 3 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.
BLS 6006 A Bell Sound LWSide A runout, stamped ["LW" is etched]
BLS 6006B Bell Sound LWSide B runout, stamped ["LW" is etched]
BLS-6006-ASide A label
BLS-6006-BSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Bluesway BLS-6006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Bluesway BL-6006First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Stateside SL 10226First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | UK | Stateside SSL 10226First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | US | BluesWay BL-6006First yearLP, Album, Promo, White Label, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, White Label, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | BluesWay BLS-6006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | BluesWay BL-6006First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Japan | Bluesway SE 232LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | BluesWay BLS-6006 / ABC Records BLS-6006LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | US | BluesWay BLS-6060 / ABC Records BLS-6060LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | BluesWay BLS-6060LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1974 | US | BluesWay BLS-6006 / ABC Bluesway BLS-6006LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Spain | ABC Records TK-3005 / Mediterraneo TK-3005LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Spain | ABC Records 13.0760/9 / Mediterraneo 13.0760/9LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | France | MCA Records 204 931LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Bluesway BLS 6006LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Bluesway BLS 6006LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | BluesWay BLS-6006 / ABC Records BLS-6006LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of Singing The Blues are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1967 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is BluesWay BLS-6006.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BLS-6006, BL-6006, SL 10226, SSL 10226) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BLS 6006 A Bell Sound LW and BLS 6006B Bell Sound LW. 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.
