US
1961- Label and catalog number
- Blue Note BLP 4074
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono

Vinyl pressings
by Horace Parlan Quintet · 1961
On The Spur Of The Moment was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1961, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | US | Blue Note BLP 4074First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Blue Note BLP 4074LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Blue Note BLP 4074LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BLP 4074LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BLP 4074LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BLP 4074LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Japan | Blue Note BNJ 71034 / Blue Note ST-84074LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Japan | Blue Note BNJ 71034 / Blue Note BST 84074LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Japan | Blue Note BN 4074 / Blue Note BST 84074LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 1997 | US | Blue Note BLP 4074 / Classic Records BLP 4074LP, Album, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1999 | US | Blue Note BLP 4074 / Classic Records BLP 4074LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | US | Blue Note BLP 4074 / Classic Records BN 4074-MONO-200GLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| 2005 | US | Blue Note BLP 4074 / Classic Records BN 4074-MONO-200GLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| 2005 | US | Blue Note BLP 4074LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2005 | US | Blue Note TBNC 4074S / Classic Records TBNC 4074SLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2009 | US | Music Matters Ltd. MMBST-84074LP, 45 RPM, Advance, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Promo, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Promo, Limited, Numbered | LP, 45 RPM, Advance, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Promo, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Promo, Limited, Numbered |
| 2009 | US | Music Matters Ltd. MMBST-84074 / Blue Note BST 84074LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
17 vinyl pressings of On The Spur Of The Moment are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1961 and 2009.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US. One of them is Blue Note BLP 4074.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BLP 4074) 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.