Vinyl pressings
by Don Cherry · 1966
Complete Communion was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. 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 1966, 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.
P BNST-84226-AEtched, Side A runout
P BNST-84226-BEtched, Side B runout
VAN GELDERStamped, Side A & B runout
BNST 84226-ASide A label matrix no.
BNLP-4226-A P VAN GELDERA side runout
P BNLP-4226-B VAN GELDERB side runout
BN 4226-AMatrix on center label A
BN 4226-BMatrix on center label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BST 84226 / Blue Note ST-84226First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BLP 4226 / Blue Note 4226First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Blue Note BST 84226 / Blue Note ST-84226LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Blue Note BLP 4226 / Blue Note 4226LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Blue Note BST 84226LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Blue Note BLP 4226 / Blue Note 4226LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Blue Note BST 84226 / Blue Note ST-84226LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | Blue Note BST 84 226 KLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Blue Note BST 84226LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Blue Note BST 84226 / Blue Note 84226LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Germany | Blue Note 84226 / Blue Note BST-84226LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Blue Note BST-84226LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | Blue Note 84226 / Blue Note BST-84226LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Blue Note 84226 / Blue Note BST-84226LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Blue Note BST 84226 / Blue Note BST-84226LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Blue Note BST-84226 / Blue Note BLP-4226LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1979 | Portugal | Blue Note 11C 074 83035LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Blue Note BST-84226LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1979 | US | Blue Note BST-84226LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | France | Blue Note BST 84226LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1983 | France | Blue Note BST 84226 / Blue Note 84226LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Blue Note ST-84226 / Universal Music Group International 00602547105165LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2015 | US | Blue Note BST 84226 / Blue Note ST-84226LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Spain | Blue Note ST-84226 / Universal Music Group International B0022332-01LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2022 | Portugal | Blue Note ST-84226 / Universal Music Group International B0022332-01LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2025 | Worldwide | Blue Note 602458270082 / Blue Note 84226LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Blue Note BST 84 226 K / Blue Note BLP-4226/BST-84226LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Blue Note 4226 / Blue Note BLP 4226LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Blue Note BST-84226LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Blue Note 84226 / Blue Note BST-84226LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Blue Note BST 84226 / Blue Note 84226LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Blue Note BST 84226 / Blue Note 84226LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
32 vinyl pressings of Complete Communion are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1966 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US. One of them is Blue Note BST 84226.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BST 84226, BLP 4226) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P BNST-84226-A and P BNST-84226-B. 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.
