Vinyl pressings
by Duke Pearson · 1967
The Right Touch was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. 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 1967, 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.
BNST•84267•A• VAN GELDERRunout Side A etched; VAN GELDER stamped
BNST•84267•B• VAN GELDERRunout Side B etched; VAN GELDER stamped
BNST 84267-ALabel Side A
BNST 84267-BLabel Side B
BNST•84267•A• VAN GELDERRunout side A
BNST•84267•B• 114 VAN GELDERRunout side B
BNST 84267-ASide A label
BNST 84267-BSide B label
BNST•84267•A• C• VAN GELDERRunout Side A etched; VAN GELDER stamped
BNST•84267•B• C• VAN GELDERRunout Side B etched; VAN GELDER stamped
BNST 84267-ALabel Side A
BNST 84267-BLabel Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | US | Blue Note BST 84267First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Blue Note BLP 4267First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Blue Note BST 84267First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Blue Note BST 84267First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | US | Blue Note BST 84267LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Blue Note BST 84267LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Japan | Blue Note BST 84267 / Blue Note BN 4267LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 1994 | US | Blue Note B1 7243 8 28269 1 0LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Worldwide | Blue Note B0034577-01 / Blue Note BST 84267LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Blue Note B0034577-01 / Blue Note BST 84267LP, Album, Mispress, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Mispress, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Blue Note 4267 / Blue Note BLP 4267LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of The Right Touch are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1967 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US. One of them is Blue Note BST 84267.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BST 84267, BLP 4267) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BNST•84267•A• VAN GELDER and BNST•84267•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.
