Vinyl pressings
by Charlie Musselwhite Blues Band · 1968
Stone Blues was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. 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 1968, the album's first year, in 6 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.
VSD-79287A XSV140732-1ARunout side A, variant 1
VSD-79287B XSV140733-1BRunout side B, variant 1
XSV140732-1D VSD 79287 ARunout side A, variant 2
XSV140733-1E VSD 79287 BRunout side B, variant 2
VSD-79287A o XSV140732-1A 1 ASide A runout stamped
o VSD-79287B XSV140733-1B Ƨ A \Side B runout stamped, exc. Ƨ, \ etched
XSV 140732Side A label
XSV 140733Side B label
(Side A stamped): VSD-79287A XSV140732-1A
(Side B stamped): VSD-79287B XSV140733-1B P
SVRL 19012 1 Y 1 420Side A runout, variant 1
SVRL 19012 2 Y 1 420Side B runout, variant 1
SRVL 19012 1Y// 1 ▽420 1 3Side A runout, variant 2
SRVL 19012 2Y// 1 ▽420 1 1 3Side B runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | Vanguard VSD-79287First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | France | Vanguard 19020 / Vanguard 19 020First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Japan | Vanguard SR-260First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Vanguard VSD-79287First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Vanguard SVRL 19012 / Vanguard SVRL.19012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | UK | Vanguard SVRL 19012 / Vanguard SVRL.19012First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Vanguard VSD 79287First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Vanguard VSD 79287First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Vanguard VSD 79287First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Japan | Vanguard SR-260LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | US | Vanguard VSD 79287LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Vanguard VSD-79287LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Vanguard VSD 79287LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
13 vinyl pressings of Stone Blues are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1968 and 1992.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Vanguard VSD 79287.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VSD 79287, SVRL 19012, VSD-79287, 19020) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VSD-79287A XSV140732-1A and VSD-79287B XSV140733-1B. 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.
