Vinyl pressings
by Horace Silver · 1956
Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. 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 1956, 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.
RVG [the Plastylite "Ear"] BN-LP-1518-A 9MA-side runout, etched
RVG [the Plastylite "Ear"] BN-LP-1518-B 9MB-side runout, etched
[the Plastylite "Ear"]A+B side runout fragment, stamped
(BN 1518-A)A-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | US | Blue Note BLP 1518First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Blue Note BLP 1518LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Blue Note BLP 1518LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Blue Note BLP 1518 / Blue Note 1518LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Blue Note BLP 1518 / Blue Note 1518LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | US | Blue Note BLP 1518 / Blue Note 1518LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Blue Note BLP 1518 / Blue Note 1518LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Blue Note BLP 1518LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Blue Note 1518 / Blue Note BLP 1518LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Blue Note 1518 / Blue Note BLP 1518LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Blue Note 1518 / Blue Note BLP 1518LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Italy | Blue Note BLP 1518LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BST 81518 / Blue Note BLP 1518LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BLP 1518LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BLP 1518LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BLP 1518LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BST 81518 / Blue Note BLP 1518LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note 1518 / Blue Note BLP 1518LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Japan | Blue Note NR-8837LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | US | Blue Note BST-81518LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Blue Note BST 81518 / Blue Note BLP 1518LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Blue Note BST 81518 / Blue Note BLP 1518LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1975 | US | Blue Note BST 81518 / Blue Note BLP 1518LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Blue Note 5C 038-98561SLP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1977 | US | Blue Note BST-81518LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | Blue Note GXK 8040(M) / Blue Note BLP 1518LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1978 | Japan | Blue Note GXK 8040(M) / Blue Note BLP 1518LP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | New Zealand | World Record Club WU 4018 / Blue Note BST-81518LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | France | Blue Note BLP 1518LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1982 | France | Blue Note BLP 1518LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1983 | Japan | Blue Note BLP 1518 / Blue Note BLP-1518LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1983 | Japan | Blue Note BLP 1518 / Blue Note BLP-1518LP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1985 | France | Blue Note BST 81518LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| 1985 | US | Blue Note BST 81518LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| 1985 | US | Blue Note BST-81518LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Japan | Blue Note BN 1518 / Blue Note BLP 1518LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | US | Blue Note BN-LP-1518 / Classic Records BN-LP-1518LP, Compilation, Reissue, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| 2006 | US | Blue Note BLP 1518 / Classic Records BLP 1518LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Europe | Studio Media VNL 12227 LPLP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 2012 | Europe | Disques DOM VNL 12227 LPLP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 2012 | Europe | Disques DOM VNL 12227 LPLP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2012 | Europe | Ermitage VNL 12227 LPLP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| 2013 | US | Music Matters Ltd. MMBLP-1518 / Blue Note BLP 151812", 45 RPM, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Limited |
| 2014 | Europe | Blue Note 0602537899159 / Blue Note BLP 1518LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| 2014 | US | Blue Note B0021116-01 / Blue Note BLP 1518LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2018 | Europe | Disques DOM VNL 12227 LPLP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Spain | Blue Note BLP 1518 / UMe B0021116-01LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 2022 | Portugal | Blue Note BLP 1518 / UMe B0021116-01LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 2023 | Europe | Second Records SRPD0039CVLP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 2023 | Europe | Second Records SRPD0039LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Ermitage VNL 12227 LPLP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | Blue Note BLP-1518 / United Artists Records BST 81518LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
52 vinyl pressings of Horace Silver And The Jazz Messengers are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1956 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US. One of them is Blue Note BLP 1518, released July 1956.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BLP 1518) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RVG [the Plastylite "Ear"] BN-LP-1518-A 9M and RVG [the Plastylite "Ear"] BN-LP-1518-B 9M. 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.
