Vinyl pressings
by Grant Green · 1963
Feelin' The Spirit 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.
BST 84132-ASIde A runout, etched
BST 84132-BSide B runout, etched
P [Plastylite 'ear']Both sides runout, etched
VAN GELDER STEREOBoth sides runout, stamped
℘ BNLP-4132.A 4132A VAN GELDERRunout side A
℘ BN-LP-4132.B VAN GELDERRunout side B
BN 4132-ALabel side A
BN 4132-BLabel side B
BN 4132-ASide A Label
BN 4132-BSide B Label
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 4132First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Blue Note BLP 4132First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Blue Note BST 84132First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BST 84132LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Blue Note BST 84132LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Blue Note BLP 4132LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Blue Note BST 84132LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Blue Note BST 84132LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Blue Note BST 84132LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Blue Note BST-84132 / Blue Note 84132LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1975 | US | Blue Note BST-84132LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Blue Note LNJ-80147LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Blue Note LNJ-80147LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1977 | US | Blue Note BST-84132LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1977 | US | Blue Note BST-84132LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1979 | Japan | Blue Note GXK 8117 / Blue Note BST 84132LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Japan | Blue Note BN 4132 / Blue Note BST 84132LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | DOL DOL1036HGLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Worldwide | Blue Note B0033488-01 / Blue Note BST 84132LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Blue Note BST-84132LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
20 vinyl pressings of Feelin' The Spirit are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1963 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US. One of them is Blue Note BST 84132, released September 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BST 84132, BLP 4132) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BST 84132-A and BST 84132-B. 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.
