Vinyl pressings
by Jimmy Smith · 1958
Groovin' At Smalls' Paradise (Volume 1) 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.
1 pressing came out in 1958, 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-1585-AA-side runout etching
RVG (the Plastylite "ear") BN-LP-1585-BB-side runout etching
BN 1585-AA-side label
BN 1585-BB-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | US | Blue Note 1585 / Blue Note BLP 1585First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | US | Blue Note 1585 / Blue Note BLP 1585LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Blue Note BLP 1585LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BLP 1585 / Blue Note 1585LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BST 81585 / Blue Note BLP 1585LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | US | Blue Note BST 81585 / Blue Note BLP 1585LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Blue Note BST 81585 / Blue Note BLP 1585LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Blue Note BST 81585 / Blue Note BLP 1585LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Japan | Blue Note BLP 1585LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1984 | Japan | Blue Note BLP 1585LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | USA & Europe | Blue Note 0822929 / Blue Note BLP 1585LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
11 vinyl pressings of Groovin' At Smalls' Paradise (Volume 1) are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1958 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US. One of them is Blue Note 1585, released May 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1585) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RVG (the Plastylite "ear") BN-LP-1585-A and RVG (the Plastylite "ear") BN-LP-1585-B. 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.
