Vinyl pressings
by Grant Green · 1966
I Want To Hold Your Hand was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. 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 1966, 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-84202-A VAN GELDER PSide A Runout etched & stamped
BNST-84202-B VAN GELDER PSide B Runout etched & stamped
BNST 84202-ASide A Label
BNST 84202-BSide B Label
BNLP-4202·A [Plastylite "ear"] VAN GELDERSide A runout
BNLP-4202·B VAN GELDER [Plastylite "ear"]Side B runout
BN 4202-ASide A label, in parantheses
BN 4202-BSide B label, in parantheses
BNST-84202-A VAN GELDERSide A Runout etched & stamped
BNST-84202-B VAN GELDERSide B Runout etched & stamped
BNST 84202-ASide A Label
BNST 84202-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BST 84202First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BLP 4202 / Blue Note 4202First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BST 84202LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BLP 4202 / Blue Note 4202LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BST 84202First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Blue Note BST 84202LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Blue Note BST 84202 / Blue Note ST-84202LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Blue Note BST-84202 / Blue Note 84202LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Blue Note BST-84202 / Blue Note BLP-4202LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | Blue Note ST 4202LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Japan | Blue Note GXK-8230 / Blue Note BST-84202LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Japan | Blue Note GXK-8230 / Blue Note BST-84202LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Blue Note ST-84202 / Blue Note BST 84202LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2015 | US | Blue Note ST-84202 / Blue Note BST-84202LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Worldwide | Blue Note B0034800-01 / Blue Note ST-84202LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of I Want To Hold Your Hand are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1966 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US. One of them is Blue Note BST 84202.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BST 84202, BLP 4202) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BNST-84202-A VAN GELDER P and BNST-84202-B VAN GELDER P. 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.
