Vinyl pressings
by Freddie Hubbard · 1963
Hub-Tones was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1963, 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.
BNLP-4115·A· [ear] VAN GELDERRunout, side A
[ear] BN-LP-4115·B VAN GELDERRunout, side B
BN 4115-ALabel, side A
BN 4115-BLabel, side B
BNST 84115-A VAN GELDER STEREO PRunout side 1
BNST 84115-B VAN GELDER STEREO PRunout side 2
BNLP 4115 A EAR VAN GELDERRunout, side A
EAR BNLP 4115 B VAN GELDERRunout, side B
BN 4115-ALabel, side A
BN 4115-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | US | Blue Note BLP 4115First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Blue Note BST 84115First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Blue Note BLP 4115First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BST 84115LP, Album, Stereo, Repress | LP, Album, Stereo, Repress |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note 84115 / Blue Note ST-84115LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note 4115 / Blue Note Blue Note LP-4115LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BST 84115LP, Album, Stereo, Repress | LP, Album, Stereo, Repress |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BST 84115LP, Album, Stereo, Repress | LP, Album, Stereo, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | Blue Note BST-84115LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | US | Blue Note BST 84115LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Blue Note BST 84115LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Blue Note BST 84115LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1976 | US | Blue Note BST-84115LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Blue Note BST-84115LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | US | Blue Note BST-84115LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | US | Blue Note BST-84115LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Japan | Blue Note K18P 9232 / Blue Note BST 84115LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | France | Blue Note BST 84115LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1985 | Greece | Blue Note BST 84115LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1985 | Greece | Blue Note 14C 062-2613481LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | US | Blue Note BST 84115LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1985 | Japan | Blue Note BNJ71086 / Blue Note BST 84115LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Japan | Blue Note BNJ71086 / Blue Note BST 84115LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Japan | Blue Note BST 84115 / Blue Note BN 4115LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 1998 | US | Blue Note B1 0777 7 84115 1 2 / Blue Note BST 84115LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Analogue Productions AP-84115 / Analogue Productions ABNJ 8411512", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 2015 | US | Music Matters Ltd. MMBST-84115 / Blue Note ST-84115LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| 2016 | Europe | Blue Note BST 84115 / Elemental Music ERLP 1030LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2016 | Europe | DOL DOL905HLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | Worldwide | Blue Note 7764742 / UMe 7764742LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | France | Rat Pack Records 4115 / Rat Pack Records BLP 4115LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited |
31 vinyl pressings of Hub-Tones are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1963 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US. One of them is Blue Note BLP 4115, released November 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BLP 4115, BST 84115) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BNLP-4115·A· [ear] VAN GELDER and [ear] BN-LP-4115·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.
