Vinyl pressings
by Branford Marsalis · 1986
Royal Garden Blues was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1986, the album's first year, in 10 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.
CBS 450151-1-A-1 [V 2]Runout side A etched [stamped], variant 1
CBS 450151-1-B-1 [V]Runout side B etched [stamped], variant 1
CBS 450151-1-A-1 [A 3]Runout side A etched [stamped], variant 2
CBS 450151-1-B-1 [A]Runout side B etched [stamped], variant 2
AL-40363-1A - DMM MASTERDISK [hand etched]Side 1
BL-40363-1A MASTERDISK [hand etched]Side 2
AL-40363-1A-DMM-2 MASTERDISK-AM EDP MI SFI SM ̷S̷ 4 PRunout side A
BL-40363-1A-DMM-1 EDP MI SFI SM2 MASTERDISK-TD PRunout side B
P AL-40363-1A - DMM-1 MASTERDISK-AM EDP M1 SF1 SM1Variation 1 - Runout side A
MASTERDISK TD P BL-40363-1A - DMM-1 EDP M1 SF1 SM2Variation 1 - Runout side B
AL-40363-1A G1 MASTERDISK - AM F6 EDP M1 SF1 SM6Runout side A, variant 1
BL-40363-1A EDP M1SF1 SM1 A2 MASTERDISK TDRunout side B, variant 1
AL-40363-1A MASTERDISK - AM A4 EDP M1 SF1 SM3Runout side A, variant 2
BL-40363-1A EDP M1 SF1 SM1 A4 MASTERDISK TDRunout side B, variant 2
AL-40363-1A G1 MASTERDISK - AM F5 EDP M1 SF1 SM6Side A runout
BL-40363-1A-DMM-2 EDP M1 SF2 SM2 B10 MASTERDISK TD PSide B runout
AL-40363Side A label
BL-40363Side B label
AL-40363 1B2HK DM3Runout side A
BL-40363 1B2HK DM3Runout side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Argentina | Columbia 120.000.877First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Australia | CBS SBP 8201First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Brazil | CBS 225.160 / CBS 225160First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Europe | CBS CBS 450151 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Greece | CBS CBS 450151 1First yearLP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1986 | Spain | CBS 450151 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | UK & Europe | CBS 450151 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Columbia C 40363 / Columbia FC 40363First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Columbia FC 40363 / Columbia C 40363First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Columbia C 40363 / Columbia FC 40363First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | US | Columbia C 40363 / Columbia FC 40363First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | Canada | Columbia FC 40363First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | CBS/Sony 28AP 3275First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1986 | Japan | CBS/Sony 28AP 3275First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1989 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25DP 3275LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
15 vinyl pressings of Royal Garden Blues are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1986 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1986, in UK & Europe, US, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is CBS 450151 1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 450151 1, C 40363, FC 40363, 28AP 3275) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CBS 450151-1-A-1 [V 2] and CBS 450151-1-B-1 [V]. 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.
