Vinyl pressings
by Hank Mobley · 1964
No Room For Squares was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. 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 1964, 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.4149.A. VAN GELDER Plastylite P "ear" markSide 1 runout etched
BNLP-4149.B. Plastylite P "ear" markSide 2 runout etched
BN 4149-ASide 1 label
BN 4149-BSide 2 label
STEREO BNST-84149·A· VAN GELDER PSide A runout, etched/stamped
STEREO BNST-84149·B· VAN GELDER PSide B runout, etched/stamped
BNLP.4149.A. VAN GELDER Plastylite P "ear" markSide 1 runout etched
BNLP-4149.B. Plastylite P "ear" markSide 2 runout etched
BN 4149-ASide 1 label
BN 4149-BSide 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | US | Blue Note BLP 4149First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Blue Note BST 84149 / Blue Note ST-84149First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Blue Note BST-84149LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Blue Note BLP 4149First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BNST 84149LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BST-84149LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BLP 4149LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BST 84149LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BST 84149LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BLP 4149LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | US | Blue Note BST 84149LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Blue Note BST 84149LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Blue Note BST-84149LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1973 | US | Blue Note BST-84149LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | South Africa | Blue Note BLC 84149LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1977 | US | Blue Note BST-84149LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | US | Blue Note B1-84149LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Japan | Blue Note BN 4149 / Blue Note BST 84149LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | US | Analogue Productions AP-84149 / Blue Note BST 8414912", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | Blue Note 8 41 49 / Blue Note ST-84149LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2013 | France | Blue Note BST-84149 / Heavenly Sweetness HS105VLLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | Europe | Blue Note ST-84149 / Blue Note 84149LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | US | Blue Note ST-84149 / Blue Note 84149LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2017 | US | Blue Note BLP 4149LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2017 | France | Rat Pack Records BLP 4149 / Culture Factory 782763LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono, Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Worldwide | Blue Note 5524252 / UMe 5524252LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Blue Note 84149 / Blue Note ST-84149LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
27 vinyl pressings of No Room For Squares are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1964 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US. One of them is Blue Note BLP 4149.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BLP 4149, BST 84149) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BNLP.4149.A. VAN GELDER Plastylite P "ear" mark and BNLP-4149.B. Plastylite P "ear" mark. 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.
