Vinyl pressings
by Bo Diddley · 1967
Super 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.
10 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 7 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.
15632 CK 3008 STM 5492DCRunout side A hand-written
15633 CK 3008 STM 5493Runout side B hand-written
U4RS-3660Label side A
U4RS-3661Label side B
U4RS-3660-1A 15632 ϟ \ LPS-3008 S-1 A3Runout Side 1
U4RS-3661-1A 15633 ϟ \ LPS-3008 S-2 A2Runout Side 2
U4RS-3660Label Side 1
U4RS-3661Label Side 2
IYRunout side A hand-written
IYRunout side B hand-written
XCSV126196-1ALabel side A
XCSV126197-1ALabel side B
U4RM-3658-1 LP-3008 S-1 15632. [teepee symbol]Side 1(hand-written)
U4RM-3659-1 LP-3008 S-2 15633 [teepee symbol]Side2(hand-written)
CRL 4529A-1*MLabel side A
CRL 4529B-1*MLabel side B
MX154499Side 2 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 | Australia | Chess CHLS-245First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Checker CHLPS-3008 / Checker LPS 3008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Italy | Cadet D. 30-163First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Checker MAR S-3099First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Chess CHLS 1017First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Chess CRL 4529First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Chess CRL 4529LP, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | LP, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Checker LPS 3008 / Checker LPS-3008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Checker LPS 3008 / Checker LPS-3008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Checker LP 3008 / Checker LP-3008First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Checker LPS 3008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Checker LP 3008 / Checker LP-3008LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Germany | Bellaphon BLPS 19130 / Chess BLPS 19130LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | South Africa | Cadet CDC 1044LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Canada | Checker CK 3008LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Italy | Frog Records BRP 2012LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Italy | Frog Records BRP 2012LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Italy | Frog Records BRP 2012LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Australia | RCA Victor VPL1 6710 / Chess CH 9168LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Canada | Chess CH9168LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | Chess CH 9168LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | Chess CH 9168 / Chess CH-9168LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Checker B0019393-01 / Get On Down GET-54061LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Chess CHLS-245LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Chess CHLS-245 / Chess CHL245LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Chess CHLS-245LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Chess CHLPS 3008LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Bellaphon BLPS 19130LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Checker LP-3008 / Checker LP 3008LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Checker LP-3008LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Checker MAR S-3099LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Checker LPS-3008LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Checker LPS 3008 / Checker LPS-3008LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Checker LPS-3008 / Checker CK 3008LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Checker LPS-3008 / Checker LPS 3008LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Checker LPS 3008 / Checker LPS-3008LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
36 vinyl pressings of Super Blues are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1967 and 2013.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Checker LPS 3008.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPS 3008, LP 3008, CRL 4529, CHLS-245) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 15632 CK 3008 STM 5492DC and 15633 CK 3008 STM 5493. 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.
