US
April 1966- Label and catalog number
- Blue Note 4189Blue Note BLP 4189
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
- Runout / matrix
BNLP-4189·A· VAN GELDER PSide A runout
BNLP-4189·B· P VAN GELDERSide B runout
BN 4189-ASide A label
BN 4189-BSide B label

Vinyl pressings
by Joe Henderson · 1966
Inner Urge was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. 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 1966, 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.
BNLP-4189·A· VAN GELDER PSide A runout
BNLP-4189·B· P VAN GELDERSide B runout
BN 4189-ASide A label
BN 4189-BSide B label
BNST·84189·ARunout, side A, etched
BNST·84189·BRunout, side B, etched
℘ VAN GELDERRunout, sides A&B, stamped
BNST 84189-ALabel, side A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BST 84189LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note 4189 / Blue Note BLP 4189LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note 4189 / Blue Note BST-84189LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note 4189 / Blue Note BLP 4189First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BST 84189First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Blue Note BST 84189LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Blue Note BST 84189LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | Blue Note BST 84189LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Blue Note BST-84189 / Blue Note 84189LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1975 | US | Blue Note BST 84189 / Blue Note BLP-4189LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Japan | Blue Note GXK 8010 / Blue Note BST 84189LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Blue Note GXK 8010 / Blue Note BST 84189LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1977 | Japan | Blue Note GXK 8010 / Blue Note BST 84189LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Blue Note BST-84189 / Blue Note BLP-4189LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Blue Note BST-84189LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | France | Blue Note BST 84189LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1983 | France | Blue Note BST 84189LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | France | Blue Note BST 84189LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Japan | Blue Note BN 4189 / Blue Note BST 84189LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | US | Blue Note BLP 4189 / Blue Note 4189LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Music Matters Ltd. MMBST-84189 / Blue Note 509996-26779-1-212", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 2017 | US | Music Matters Ltd. MMBST-84189 / Blue Note ST-84189LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2018 | US | Music Matters Ltd. MMBST-84189 / Blue Note BST 84189LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 2019 | US | Music Matters Ltd. MMBST-84189 / Blue Note ST-84189LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Special Edition, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Special Edition, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing, Limited |
| 2019 | US | Music Matters Ltd. MMBST-84189 / Blue Note ST-84189LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Music Matters Ltd. MMBST-84189 / Blue Note ST-84189LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Limited |
| 2022 | Worldwide | Blue Note 3876183 / UMe 3876183LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
27 vinyl pressings of Inner Urge are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1966 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US. One of them is Blue Note 4189, released April 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4189, BST 84189) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BNLP-4189·A· VAN GELDER P and BNLP-4189·B· P VAN GELDER. 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.