US
January 1961- Label and catalog number
- Blue Note BLP 4050
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
- Runout / matrix
RVG BN-LP-4050•A-1Side A
RVG BN-LP-4050•B-1Side B

Vinyl pressings
by Jimmy Smith · 1961
Home Cookin' was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1961, 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 BN-LP-4050•A-1Side A
RVG BN-LP-4050•B-1Side B
RVGRunout both sides
(the Plastylite "ear")Runout both sides
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | US | Blue Note BLP 4050First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Blue Note 84050 / Blue Note BST 84050First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Blue Note 4050 / Blue Note BLP 4050LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Blue Note 4050LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Blue Note 4050 / Blue Note BLP 4050LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Blue Note 84050LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Blue Note 84050LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note 84050 / Blue Note BST 84050LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note 84050 / Blue Note BST 84050LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BLP 4050 / Blue Note 84050LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Unknown | Blue Note 84050 / Blue Note BLP-4050LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Japan | Blue Note 84050 / Blue Note BST 84050LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Blue Note 84050 / Blue Note BST-84050LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | US | Blue Note 84050 / Blue Note BST-84050LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Brazil | Blue Note BNLP 12155LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1977 | US | Blue Note 84050 / Blue Note BST-84050LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1978 | France | Blue Note BSTF 84050 / Blue Note BSTF 84.050LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Blue Note 5C 038-60089LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | France | Blue Note 84050 / Blue Note BST 84050LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | France | Blue Note BST 84050LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Japan | Blue Note BST 84050 / Blue Note BN 4050LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | France | Rat Pack Records BLP 4050 / Culture Factory 783478LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono, Limited |
| 2021 | Worldwide | Blue Note 3829304 / UMe 3829304LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Blue Note BST 84 050 KLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Blue Note BST 84 050 KLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Blue Note BST 84 050 KLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Blue Note 84050 / Blue Note BST 84050LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Blue Note 84050 / Blue Note BST-84050LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | US | Blue Note 84050 / Blue Note BST-84050LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
29 vinyl pressings of Home Cookin' are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1961 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US. One of them is Blue Note BLP 4050, released January 1961.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BLP 4050, 84050) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RVG BN-LP-4050•A-1 and RVG BN-LP-4050•B-1. 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.