Vinyl pressings
by Billy Gibbons · 2018
The Big Bad Blues was first pressed on vinyl in 2018. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 2018, 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.
CRE00747 SIDE A A1Side A runout, etched
CRE00747 SIDE B B2 J POWELLSide B runout, etched
CRE00747 SIDE A A2Side A runout, etched (Vers. 2)
CRE00747 SIDE B B2 J POWELLSide B runout, etched (Vers. 2)
CRE00747 SIDE A A4Side A etched
CRE00747 SIDE B4 J POWELLSide B etched
CRE00747 SIDE A A6Side A runout, etched
CRE00747 SIDE B B6 ˩ POWELLSide B runout, etched
CRE00747 SIDE A A6Side A runout, etched
CRE00747 SIDE B B6 ˩ POWELLSide B runout, etched
CRE00747 SIDE ASide A
CRE00747 SIDE B J POWELL BIOSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | US | Concord Records CRE00747First yearLP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 2018 | US | Concord Records CRE00747First yearLP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 2018 | Europe | Concord Records 00888072057999 / Concord Records CRE00747First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | UK & Europe | Concord Records 00888072068476First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Concord Records CRE00747First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2018 | US | Concord Records CRE00816 / Concord Records CRE00747First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Concord Records CRE00747 / Concord Records CRE00828 (D2C 2)First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Concord Records CRE00747 / Concord Records CRE00825First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 2018 | US | Not On LabelLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2019 | UK & Europe | Concord Records 00888072086753LP, Album, Record Store Day · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day · Colored vinyl |
| 2019 | UK & Europe | Concord Records 0888072104440 / Concord Records CRE01026LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
11 vinyl pressings of The Big Bad Blues are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 2018 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 2018, in US, Europe, UK & Europe. One of them is Concord Records CRE00747, released September 21, 2018.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CRE00747, CRE00816, 00888072057999, 00888072068476) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CRE00747 SIDE A A1 and CRE00747 SIDE B B2 J POWELL. 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.
