US
1962- Label and catalog number
- Blue Note BLP 9001
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
- Runout / matrix
BNLP9001A PSide A
BNLP9001B PSide B
Vinyl pressings
by Dodo Greene · 1962
My Hour Of Need was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. 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 1962, the album's first year. 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.
BNLP9001A PSide A
BNLP9001B PSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | US | Blue Note BLP 9001First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Blue Note 9001First year12", Album | 12", Album |
| 1963 | US | Blue Note BST 89001 / Blue Note ST-89001LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Blue Note BST 89001 / Blue Note 89001LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Blue Note BST 89001LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Blue Note BST 89001LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Blue Note BST 89001LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Japan | Blue Note BST 89001 / Blue Note DY 5708LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Japan | Blue Note TOJJ-5919LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1994 | Japan | Blue Note TOJJ-5919 / Blue Note BST 89001LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Blue Note BST 89001 / Blue Note ST-89001LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of My Hour Of Need are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1962 and 1994.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US. One of them is Blue Note BLP 9001.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BLP 9001, 9001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BNLP9001A P and BNLP9001B P. 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.