Vinyl pressings
by Bobbi Humphrey · 1974
Blacks And Blues was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. 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 1974, 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.
TMLDead Wax Side A & B stamped
22 BN - LA 142 G - IRunout Side A etched - variant 1
22 BN - LA 142 G - 2Runout Side B etched - variant 1
22 BN - LA 142 G F-1Runout Side A etched - variant 2
T1 BN-LA 142 G-1-1 TMLRunout A, variant 1
T2 BN LA 142 B2-1 TMLRunout B, variant 1
T BN-LA 142 G-1 TMLRunout A, variant 2
T BN-LA 142 G2-(2) TMLRunout B, variant 2
22 BN -LA 142GF-1 TMLSide 1
22 BN LA 142GF-2 TMLSide 2
BN-LA 142 F̶-̶1̶ G1 TML ---- 1-16Side A runout, variant 1
BN LA 142 F̶-̶2̶ G2- TMLSide B runout, variant 1
BN-LA 142 F̶-̶1̶ G1 TML 1-16Side A runout, variant 2
#44 BN LA 142 F̶-̶2̶ G2 TML 1-16Side B runout, variant 2
22 BN - LA 142 G - IRunout Side 1 etched
22 BN - LA 142 G - 2Runout Side 2 etched
TMLRunout both sides, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Canada | Blue Note BN-LA142-GFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | Blue Note BST 84 442 / Blue Note BN-LA142-GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Blue Note BST 84 442 I / Blue Note BN-LA142-GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Blue Note BN-LA142-GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Blue Note BN-LA142-GFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Blue Note BN-LA142-GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Blue Note BN-LA142-GLP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1974 | US | Blue Note BN-LA142-GFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Blue Note BN-LA142-GLP, Album, Club Edition, Repress, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Repress, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1975 | US | Blue Note BN-LA142-GLP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | US | Blue Note BN-LA142-G / Blue Note 42-GLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | USA & Europe | Blue Note 7752697 / UMe 7752697LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Korea | Yegrin K-70013LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
13 vinyl pressings of Blacks And Blues are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1974 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, Canada, Germany. One of them is Blue Note BN-LA142-G.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BN-LA142-G, BST 84 442, BST 84 442 I) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TML and 22 BN - LA 142 G - I. 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.
