Vinyl pressings
by Grant Green · 1970
Carryin' On 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.
8 pressings came out in 1970, 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·84327·A·· VAN GELDER 114Side A runout
BNST 84327·B· VAN GELDER 114Side B runout
BNST-84327-ASide A label
BNST-84327-BSide B label
\ BNST · 84327 · A · VAN GELDERSide A runout
BBNST - 84327 - 2 - Re 1 KSide B runout
BNST 84327-ASide A label
BNST 84327-BSide B label
BNST 84327 A 114Side A, etched
BNST 84327 B 114Side B, etched
VAN GELDERBoth sides, stamped
VAN GELDERStamped, both sides
BNST-84327-A 114 VAN GELDERSide A Runout
BNST 84327-B 114 VAN GELDERSide B Runout
/ BNST · 84327 · A · VAN GELDERSide A runout
/ BNST · 84327 · B · VAN GELDERSide B runout
BNST 84327-ASide A label
BNST 84327-BSide B label
44 BNST·84327·A·VAN GELDERSide A runout
44 BNST 84327·B·VAN GELDERSide B runout
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 | Germany | Blue Note BST 84327 / Blue Note BST 84 327 KFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Japan | Blue Note BST 84327First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Blue Note BST 84327First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Blue Note BST 84327First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Blue Note BST 84327First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Blue Note BST 84327First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Blue Note BST 84327First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Blue Note BST 84327First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Blue Note BST 84327LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | UK | Blue Note 7 84327 1 / Blue Note B1-84327LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1995 | US | Blue Note B1 7243 8 31247 18LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Blue Note 4327 / Blue Note BLP 4327LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of Carryin' On are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1970 and 1995.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Germany, Japan. One of them is Blue Note BST 84327.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BST 84327) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BNST·84327·A·· VAN GELDER 114 and BNST 84327·B· VAN GELDER 114. 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.
