Vinyl pressings
by Joan Baez · 1971
Blessed Are... was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
32 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 16 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.
XSV 223732A label: VSD-6570-A
XSV 223733B label: VSD-6570-B
XSV 223734C label: VSD-6571-A
XSV 223735D label: VSD-6571-B
XSV223732-1D VSD 6570 A PSide A runout, var.1
CXSV223733-1A VSD 6570 PSide B runout, var.1
XSV223734-1D VSD 6571 A PSide C runout, var. 1
XSV223735-1C VSD 6571B SX ASide D runout, var.1
XSV223732-1B V SD 6570 A 1TSide A - LP Stamped [1T - Etched] (Variant 1)
XSV223733-1B V SD 6570 B 1TSide B - LP Stamped [1T - Etched] (Variant 1)
XSV223734-1B V SD 6571 A 1TSide C - LP Stamped [1T - Etched] (Variant 1)
XSV223735-1B V SD 6571 B 1TSide D - LP Stamped [1T - Etched] (Variant 1)
VSD-6570-A 10-4 11-71 28T9/29-9•5 5763Side A Runout Etched
VSD-6570-B 10-4 11-71 28T9/29-9•8 5763Side B Runout Etched
VSD-6571-A (-2)10-4 11-71 32T9/29-2 5763Side C Runout Etched
VSD-6571-B 10-4 11-71 28T9/29-105 5763Side D Runout Etched
6570-A-1Side A, runout, stamped
6570-B-1Side B, runout, stamped
6571-A-1Side C, runout, stamped
6571-B-1Side D, runout, stamped
XSV223732-1B V SD 6570 A IT VSide A runout
XSV223733-1B V SD 6570 B IT VSide B runout
XSV223734-1B V SD 6571 A ITSide C runout
XSV223735-1B V SD 6571 B 2TSide D 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Argentina | Music Hall 112.972/73 / Vanguard 112.972/73First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1971 | Argentina | Music Hall 12.972/73First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Australia | Vanguard VSD-6570/1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Australia | Vanguard VSD-6570/1 / Vanguard VSD 6570First yearLP, Album, Stereo, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | Canada | Vanguard VSD-6570/1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Vanguard VSD-6570/1 / Vanguard SPV-6LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo, 7", Single · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo, 7", Single · Club edition |
| 1971 | Canada | Vanguard VSD-6570/1LP, Album, Club Edition, 7", Single · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, 7", Single · Club edition |
| 1971 | Canada | Vanguard VSD-6570 / Vanguard VSD2-6570First yearLP, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, All Media, Album | LP, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, All Media, Album |
| 1971 | Chile | Vanguard VSD-6571First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | France | Vanguard 519.040 TFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | France | Vanguard 519 039First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | Vanguard 1C 188-92 753/754 / Vanguard 1C18892753754First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Greece | Vanguard VS 513/14 / Vanguard VSD-6570/1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Greece | Vanguard VS 513/14 / Vanguard VSD-6570/1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Israel | Vanguard VSD-6570/1 / Vanguard SPV-6First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Italy | Vanguard ORL 8388LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | US | Vanguard VSD-6570/1LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Vanguard Records 519.039LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Brazil | Vanguard S-V 60042LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Vanguard 519 039LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Vanguard VSD-68 / Vanguard VSD 67LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Vanguard VSD 67/68 / Vanguard VSD 67LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Vanguard 519 039LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Vanguard VSD 67/68 / Vanguard VSD 67LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | Vanguard VSD-68 / Vanguard VSD 67LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Platinum PLP 83 / Vanguard VSD 68LP | LP |
| ? | Germany | Vanguard 1C 172-92 753/54LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Platinum PLP 82LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Vanguard 172-CRY-92 753/54LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Vanguard ORL 8389LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Vanguard VSD-6570/1 / Vanguard SPV-6LP, 7", 45 RPM, All Media, Album, Reissue | LP, 7", 45 RPM, All Media, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Vanguard ORL 8388LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
64 vinyl pressings of Blessed Are... are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1971 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Vanguard VSD-6570/1, released September 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VSD-6570/1, VSD•6570/1, 112.972/73, 12.972/73) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSV 223732 and XSV 223733. 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.
