UK
May 1956- Label and catalog number
- Brunswick OE 9257Decca BME 9257
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, EP
- Runout / matrix
BFF-108-1C BHRunout, side A, stamped
BFF-109-1C BHRunout, side B, stamped
BFF.108Label, side A
BFF.109Label, side B
Vinyl pressings
by Bunk Johnson And His New Orleans Band · 1956
Tishomingo Blues was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1956, 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.
BFF-108-1C BHRunout, side A, stamped
BFF-109-1C BHRunout, side B, stamped
BFF.108Label, side A
BFF.109Label, side B
BFF-108-1C
BFF-109-1C
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Denmark | Decca BME 9257First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1956 | UK | Brunswick OE 9257 / Decca BME 9257First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1956 | UK | Brunswick OE 92577", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| 1956 | UK | Brunswick OE 92577", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| 1956 | UK | Brunswick OE 9257 / Brunswick BME 92577", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| 1957 | Germany | Brunswick 10 071 EPB / Brunswick 10 0717", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Germany | Brunswick 10 071 EPB / Brunswick 10 0717", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Germany | Brunswick 10 0717", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Germany | Brunswick 10 071 EPB7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | UK | Brunswick OE 92577", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| 1964 | UK | Brunswick OE 92577", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| 1964 | UK | Brunswick OE 92577", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Norway | Brunswick 10 071 EPB / Brunswick 10 0717", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono · Mono |
13 vinyl pressings of Tishomingo Blues are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1956 and 1964.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in UK, Denmark. One of them is Brunswick OE 9257, released May 1956.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use OE 9257, BME 9257) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BFF-108-1C BH and BFF-109-1C BH. 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.