US
February 1962- Label and catalog number
- Blue Note BLP 4080
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono · Ear, RVG, 47/NY Labels

Vinyl pressings
by Hank Mobley · 1962
Workout was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1962, 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.
BN-LP-4080 A; RVG, "ear"Side A
BN-LP-4080 B; RVG, "ear"Side B
RVG STEREO P BNST-84080 AA side runout
RVG STEREO P BNST-84080 BB side runout
BN 4080-ALabel, side A
BN 4080-BLabel, side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | US | Blue Note BLP 4080First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Blue Note BLP 4080First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Blue Note BLP 4080First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Blue Note BST-84080First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BLP 4080LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BST 84080LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BST 84080LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BST-84080LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Blue Note BST-84080LP, Stereo, Album, Repress | LP, Stereo, Album, Repress |
| 1970 | US | Blue Note BST 84080LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Blue Note BLP 84080 / BNST-84080LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Blue Note BLP 4080 / Blue Note BST 84080LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | South Africa | Blue Note BST 84080LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Blue Note GXK 8098 / Blue Note BST 84080LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | France | Blue Note BST 84080LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1983 | France | Blue Note BST 84080LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1988 | Europe | Blue Note 7840801LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | Blue Note B1-84080 / Blue Note 84080LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Japan | Blue Note BN 4080 / Blue Note BST 84080LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Japan | Blue Note TOJJ-6513 / Blue Note BST 84080LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2004 | Japan | Blue Note TOJJ-6513 / Blue Note BST 84080LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 2004 | Japan | Blue Note TOJJ-6513 / Blue Note BST 84080LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2009 | US | Blue Note BST 84080 / Blue Note ST-84080LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Analogue Productions AP-84080 / Blue Note ST-8408012", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 2010 | US | Analogue Productions AP-84080 / Blue Note ST-8408012", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2013 | Europe | DOL DOL714LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2013 | Europe | WaxTime 771853LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| 2015 | Europe | Blue Note BST 84080 / Blue Note ST-84080LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2015 | US | Blue Note 84080 / Blue Note ST-84080LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2015 | US | Music Matters Ltd. MMBST-84080 / Universal Music Special Markets B0023434-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2019 | Unknown | Wax Love Records WLV82118LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | France | Rat Pack Records BLP 4080 / Culture Factory 783173LP, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Europe | Ermitage VNL 22706LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Blue Note 5832034 / UMe 5832034LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
34 vinyl pressings of Workout are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1962 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US. One of them is Blue Note BLP 4080, released February 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BLP 4080, BST-84080) 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.