Germany
1970- Label and catalog number
- MPS Records MPS 15 267 ST
- Format
- LP, Album · Gatefold

Vinyl pressings
by Freddie Hubbard · 1970
The Hub Of Hubbard was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. 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 1970, the album's first year, in 2 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.
MU. 15037 A MPSide A runout, etched
MU. 15037 B MPSide B runout, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | France | MPS Records MPS 15037 / MPS Records MPS 15037 STFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | MPS Records MPS 15 267 STFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | MPS Records CRM 726 / BASF CRM 726LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1971 | Japan | MPS Records YS-2501-MPLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Japan | MPS Records YS-2501-MPLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | BASF BASF 20726 / MPS Records BASF 20726LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | MPS Records BASF 20726 / BASF 207 26LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | MPS Records ULS-6014-PLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | MPS Records ULX-13-P / BASF ULX-13-PLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | New Zealand | BASF 21 20726-9 / Viking Records, N.Z. 21 20726-9LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Spain | MPS Records MPS 15 267 ST / BASF 32 53 180LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | UK | BASF BAP 5036LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Netherlands | MPS Records 5 C 064-61224LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | MPS Records 10 C 064-061.224LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Germany | MPS Records 0048.019LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Spain | MPS Records JS-135 / CFE JS-135LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | Spain | MPS Records 424 548-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Germany | MPS Records 0210991MSWLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | MPS Records MPS 15 267 STLP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | BASF 21 20726-9 / MPS Records 21 20726-9LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | BASF MB 20726 / MPS Records MB 20726LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
21 vinyl pressings of The Hub Of Hubbard are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1970 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in Germany, France. One of them is MPS Records MPS 15 267 ST.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MPS 15 267 ST, MPS 15037) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.