Vinyl pressings
by Howlin' Wolf · 1967
More Real Folk Blues was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 4 countries. 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.
TR4S-9772-1 LPS-1512 S-1 15299 [an omega symbol] A1 ISide A runout
TR4S-9773-1 LPS-1512 S-2 15300 [an omega symbol] I A1Side B runout
TR4S-9772Side A label
TR4S-9773Side B label
TR4M-9770-1 15299 LP-1512 S-1 ΩRunout side A
TR4M-9771-1 15300 LP-1512 S-2 ΩRunout side B
15299Label side A
15300Label side B
XCTV125583-1ASide A runout, variant 1
XCTV125583-1A A1Side A runout, variant 2
XCTV125584-1A A1Side A runout, variant 2
#15299 XCTV-125583Side A label
XCSV125585-1ASide A
XCSV125586-1ASide B
LP 1512 S1 15299 TR4M-9770-1BSide A , Etched
LP 1512 S2 15300 TR4M-9771-1BSide B , Etched
TR4M-9770-1 LP-1512 S-1 Ω 15299Side A Etched Runout
TR4M-9771-1 15300 Ω LP-1512 S-2Side B Etched Runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Chess CLP 1512First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Chess MAR S-3098First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Chess CHLS 1003 / Chess CHLS.1003First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Chess LPS1512First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Chess LP 1512 / Chess 1512First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Chess LP 1512 / Chess LP-1512First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Chess LPS-1512First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Chess LP 1512 / Chess LP-1512First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Chess LP 1512 / Chess LP-1512First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | Australia | Chess CHLS248 / Chess CHLS-248LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Australia | Chess CHL248 / Chess CHLS-248LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | France | Vogue 515017LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | Chess CH-9279 / MCA Records CH-9279LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | Dolchess DOL1512LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2013 | Russia | DOL 1512LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono |
| 2015 | Europe | DOL DOL1512HLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Chess 515017 / Vogue 515017LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
17 vinyl pressings of More Real Folk Blues are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1967 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada, Netherlands, New Zealand. One of them is Chess LPS1512, released March 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPS1512, LP 1512, LPS-1512, CLP 1512) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TR4S-9772-1 LPS-1512 S-1 15299 [an omega symbol] A1 I and TR4S-9773-1 LPS-1512 S-2 15300 [an omega symbol] I A1. 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.
