Vinyl pressings
by Billie Holiday · 1977
Stormy Blues was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. 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 1977, 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.
VE-2-2515 AM-CP Masterdisk G.K. B PA-side runout, variant 1
VE-2-2515 BM-CP Masterdisk G.K. Λ C PB-side runout, variant 1
VE-2-2515 CM-CP1 Masterdisk G.K. Λ PC-side runout, variant 1
VE-2-2515 DM-CP Masterdisk G.K. 3 Λ PD-side runout, variant 1
VE-2-2515-A-PW1 MasterdiskDisc 1 A-side runout
VE-2-2515-B-PW1 MasterdiskDisc 1 B-side runout
VE-2-2515-CM-PW1 MasterdiskDisc 2 C-side runout
VE-2-2515-DM-PW1 MasterdiskDisc 2 D-side runout
T2 VE-2-2515-A•1 JG MASTERDISK Λ3Runout side A
VE-2-2515 B-1 1T MASTERDISK G.K. A 3Runout side B
T1 VE-2-2515-C-1 J.G. MASTERDISK B1Runout side C
T1 VE-2-2515-D-1 JG. MASTERDISK B1Runout side D
VEV 2367317 1 380 CIDIS ΛoSide A runout
VEV 2367317 2 380 CIDIS Λ3Side B runout
VEV 2367318 1 380 CIDIS A1Side C runout
VEV 2367318 2 380 CIDIS Λ4Side D runout
2367 293 S 1 320runout A, stamped
2367 293 S 2 320runout B, stamped
2367 293 S 3 320runout C, stamped
2367 293 S 4 320runout D, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | France | Verve Records 2610 038First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1977 | Germany | Verve Records 2632 066First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | Germany | Verve Records 2632066First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | US | Verve Records VE-2-2515First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | US | Verve Records VE-2-2515LP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1977 | US | Verve Records VE-2-2515First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1977 | US | Verve Records VE-2-2515First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | US | Verve Records VE-2-2515 / Verve Records 823 230-1 Y-1LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1983 | US | Verve Records VE-2-2515LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1983 | US | Verve Records 823 230-1 Y-1 / Verve Records 823 230-1LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Verve Records MIJ-2-5304LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | France | Verve Records 2610 038LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | France | Verve Records 2610 038LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of Stormy Blues are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1977 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, France, Germany. One of them is Verve Records VE-2-2515.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VE-2-2515, 2610 038, 2632 066, 2632066) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VE-2-2515 AM-CP Masterdisk G.K. B P and VE-2-2515 BM-CP Masterdisk G.K. Λ C P. 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.
