Vinyl pressings
by Bobbi Humphrey · 1974
Satin Doll 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.
9 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 2 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.
1T BN LA 344-G-1-1 TML-S D 5Side A runout, variant 1
1T BN LA 344-G-2-1 TML-M A 12Side B runout, variant 1
1T BN LA 344-G-1-1 TML-S C 6Side A runout, variant 2
1T BN LA 344-G-2-1 TML-M C 1Side B runout, variant 2
P BN LA 344-G-1 X TML-SRunout side A, variant 1
P BN LA 344-G-2 TML-SRunout side B, variant 1
P BN LA 344-G-1 X TML-SRunout side A, variant 2
P BN LA 344-G-2 TML-S CRunout side B, variant 2
22 BN LA 344-G-1 TML-MSide 1 runout
22 BN LA 344-G-2 TML-MSide 2 runout
BN LA 344-G-1 TML-MSide 1 runout (Variant 1)
BN LA 344-G-2 TML-MSide 2 runout (Variant 1)
2 #79 BN LA 344-G-1(2) TML-MA-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
2 #82 BN LA 344-G-2 (2) TML-MA-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
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 | Germany | Blue Note BST 84 469 XOFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Blue Note BST 84 469 G / Blue Note BST 84 469 XOFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Blue Note BN-LA344-GFirst yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Blue Note BN-LA344-GFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Blue Note BN-LA344-GFirst yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1974 | US | Blue Note BN-LA344-GFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Blue Note BN-LA344-GFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Blue Note BN-LA344-GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Blue Note BN-LA344-GFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Spain | Blue Note 89.117-ILP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Liberty LNJ80035LP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Promo |
| 1975 | Japan | Liberty LNJ-80035 / Blue Note BN-LA344-GLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Liberty LNJ-80035 / Blue Note BN-LA344-GLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Japan | Blue Note GP3145 / United Artists Records GP3145LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of Satin Doll are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1974 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, Germany. One of them is Blue Note BN-LA344-G, released December 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BN-LA344-G, BST 84 469 XO, BST 84 469 G) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1T BN LA 344-G-1-1 TML-S D 5 and 1T BN LA 344-G-2-1 TML-M A 12. 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.
