Vinyl pressings
by Ike & Tina Turner · 1969
The Hunter was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 3 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.
l S BTS-11-5021-A-1A A7A Runout Etching (Variant 1)
l S BTS-11-5022-B-1A B1B Runout Etching (Variant 1)
BTS11-A-5021 A 5 d 6Runout Side A (Variant 2)
BTS 11-B 5022 A 3 d 6Runout Side B (Variant 2)
BTS u 5021-2 SIDE 1 TA Runout Etching
o BTS 5022-2 side 2 I TB Runout Etching
5021Side A label
5122Side B label
BTS11-A-5021 A 1 p 6Runout Side A Variant 1, etched [stamped] p
BTS 11-B 5022 A 5 p 6Runout Side B Variant 1, etched [stamped] p
BTS11-A-5021 A 3 p 6Runout Side A Variant 2, etched [stamped] p
BTS 11-B 5022 A 1 p 6Runout Side B Variant 2, etched [stamped] p
S BTS-11-5021-A-1A A3Side A runout
S BTS-11-5022-B-1A A3Side B runout
5021Side A label
5022Side B label
1C062-91260-A-1A-side runout
1C062-91260-B-1B-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Canada | Blue Thumb Records BTS 11First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Germany | Harvest 1 C 062-91 260First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS 11 / Blue Thumb Records BTS11First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS 11 / Blue Thumb Records BTS11First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS 11 / Blue Thumb Records BTS11First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS 11 / Blue Thumb Records BTS11First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Denmark | Harvest BTS 8811LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | France | Blue Thumb Records 2 C062-91 260 / Blue Thumb Records 2C 062 - 91.260LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Italy | Blue Thumb Records 3C 062 91260LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | UK | Harvest SHSP 4001 / Harvest 1E 062 ◦ 91260LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS-8811LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | Spain | Blue Thumb Records 1 J 062-91.260LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Uruguay | Odeon SURL 20831LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Brazil | Blue Thumb Records 304.0030LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | France | Blue Thumb Records BT 10.008LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | France | Blue Thumb Records BT 10.008 / Blue Thumb Records BT. 10008LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | Blue Thumb Records 620892 / Elemental Music 620892LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS 11 / Blue Thumb Records BTS11LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
18 vinyl pressings of The Hunter are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1969 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Canada, Germany. One of them is Blue Thumb Records BTS 11, released October 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BTS 11, 1 C 062-91 260) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, l S BTS-11-5021-A-1A A7 and l S BTS-11-5022-B-1A B1. 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.
