Vinyl pressings
by Donald Byrd · 1965
I'm Tryin' To Get Home was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. 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 1965, 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.
[Plastylite "ear"] BNLP-4188-A VAN GELDERRunout side A
[Plastylite "ear"] BNLP-4188-B VAN GELDERRunout side B
(BN 4188-A)Label side A
(BN 4188-B)Label side B
BNST-84188-A VAN GELDER P STEREORunout Side A, variant 1
BNST-84188-B VAN GELDER STEREO PRunout Side B, variant 1
BNST-84188-A VAN GELDER STEREO PRunout Side A, variant 2
BNST-84188-B VAN GELDER STEREO PRunout Side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | US | Blue Note BST-84188First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Blue Note 4188 / Blue Note BLP 4188First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note 84188 / Blue Note BST 84188LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1968 | Spain | Blue Note HBN 451-08LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Blue Note BST 84188 / Blue Note 84188LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Blue Note BST-84188LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Blue Note BST-84188LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Blue Note BST-84188LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | France | Blue Note BST 84188LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1983 | France | Blue Note BST 84188LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | France | Blue Note BST-84188LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Blue Note BST-84188LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Blue Note BST-84188LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Blue Note BST-84188LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Blue Note BST-84188LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of I'm Tryin' To Get Home are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1965 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US. One of them is Blue Note 4188, released February 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4188, BST-84188) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, [Plastylite "ear"] BNLP-4188-A VAN GELDER and [Plastylite "ear"] BNLP-4188-B VAN GELDER. 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.
