Vinyl pressings
by Jimmy Reed · 1958
I'm Jimmy Reed was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 2 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.
J90P-3389-1 58-888-9 I A1Side A runout, variant 1
J90P-3390-1 58-889-9 I B1Side B runout, variant 1
J9-0P 3389-1A A1 ISide A runout, variant 2
J90P-3390-1 58-889⸱9 I C4Side B runout, variant 2
58-888 Δ2592 LW \/\/\/\Side A runout, etched
58-889 Δ2592-X LW \/\/\/\Side B runout, etched
58-888Side A label
58-889Side B label
58-888A
58-889B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Canada | Regency VJ-LP-1004First yearLP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP 1004LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP-1004 / Vee Jay Records LP 1004First yearLP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP 1004 / Vee Jay Records LP 1004First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | US | Vee Jay Records LP 1004 / Vee Jay Records LP-1004LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP 1004 / Vee Jay Records LP 1004LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Vee Jay Records LP 1004 / Vee Jay Records LP-1004LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Vee Jay Records LP 1004 / Vee Jay Records LP-1004LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP 1004LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP 1004LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP 1004LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP 1004LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP 1004LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP 1004LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | VJ International VJLP 1004 / Vee Jay Records LP 1004LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | VJ International VJLP 1004LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Japan | Overseas Records ULS-6027-VLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | Japan | Vee Jay Records ULS-1882-JYLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP 1004LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Italy | Get Back GET 7508LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2009 | Germany | Charly Records CLYCAR 131-1LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2009 | US | Vee Jay Records V-J LP 1004 / Vee Jay Records LP-1004LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Dol DOL1457LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UK | Not Now Music CATLP 237LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2024 | US | Vee Jay Records CR00747 / Craft Recordings CR00747LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Vee Jay Records VJLP 1004LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Japan | Vee Jay Records VJLP 1004LP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
| ? | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP 1004LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
28 vinyl pressings of I'm Jimmy Reed are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1958 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, Canada. One of them is Vee Jay Records VJLP-1004.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VJLP-1004, VJLP 1004, VJ-LP-1004) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, J90P-3389-1 58-888-9 I A1 and J90P-3390-1 58-889-9 I 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.
