Vinyl pressings
by Carmen McRae · 1976
Can't Hide Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 4 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.
BNLA 635-1 AM #65Variant 1, A runout
BNLA 635-2 AM #41Variant 1, B runout
BNLA 635-1 AM #65[mirrored]Variant 2, A runout
BNLA 635-2 AM #47[mirrored]Variant 2, B runout
33 BNLA 635-1Side A runout
33 BNLA 635-2Side B runout
33 BNLA 635-1Side 1 Runout
33 BNLA 635-2Sise 2 Runout
SMX•49941 ••2ARunout, side A
SMX•49942 ••2BRunout, side B
SMX49941Label, Side A
SMX49942Label, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Blue Note L-36,067 / Blue Note L 36067First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Blue Note BN-LA635-GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Blue Note LNJ-80103First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | Blue Note LNJ-80103First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | Japan | Blue Note LNJ-80103LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | US | Blue Note BN-LA635-GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Blue Note BN-LA635-GFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Blue Note BN-LA635-GFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Blue Note BN-LA635-GFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Yugoslavia | RTV Ljubljana LL 0378 / Blue Note LL 0378LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Blue Note GP-3150LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | US | Pausa Records PR 9003LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | US | Pausa Records PR 9003 / Pausa Records 9003LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of Can't Hide Love are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1976 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, Australia, Canada, Japan. One of them is Blue Note BN-LA635-G, released July 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BN-LA635-G, L-36,067, LNJ-80103) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BNLA 635-1 AM #65 and BNLA 635-2 AM #41. 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.
