Vinyl pressings
by Donald Byrd · 1968
Slow Drag 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.
4 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 3 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.
BNST.84292.A . VAN GELDER 114Side A runout
BNST.84292.B . VAN GELDERSide B runout
BNST 84292-ASide A label
BNST 84292-BSide B label
BNST·84292·A· VAN GELDERSide A runout
BNST·84292·B· VAN GELDERSide B runout
BNST 84292-ASide A Labels
BNST 84292-BSide B Labels
BNST.84292.A . VAN GELDER Made in GermanyRunout side A
BNST.84292.B . VAN GELDERRunout side B
BNST 84 292Labels sides A & B
BNST 84292 A VAN GELDERSide A runout etchings
BNST 84292 B VAN GELDERSide B runout etchings
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 | Germany | Blue Note BST 84292 KFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Italy | Blue Note BST 84292First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Blue Note BST 84292 / Blue Note BNST 84292First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Blue Note BST 84292First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | US | Blue Note BST-84292 / Blue Note BST 84292LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Blue Note BST 84292LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Blue Note BST-84292LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | US | Blue Note BLP 4292LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Worldwide | Blue Note B0034364-01 / Blue Note BST 84292LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Blue Note BST 84292 KLP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Blue Note BST 84292 KLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Slow Drag are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1968 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Germany, Italy. One of them is Blue Note BST 84292.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BST 84292, BST 84292 K) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BNST.84292.A . VAN GELDER 114 and BNST.84292.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.
