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John Lee Hooker Sings The Blues

by John Lee Hooker · 1962

29 pressings12 countriesBlues

John Lee Hooker Sings The Blues was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of John Lee Hooker Sings The Blues

4 pressings came out in 1962, 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.

US

1962
Label and catalog number
Crown Records CLP 5232Crown Records 5232
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

CLP-5232-1 RE5Side A runout

CLP-5232-2 RE5Side B runout

CLP 5232-1Side A label

CLP 5232-1Side B label

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 29 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s11 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1962USCrown Records CLP 5232First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
1962USCrown Records CLP 5232 / Crown Records 5232First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1962USCrown Records CLP 5232First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1962USCrown Records CLP 5232First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1966New ZealandColumbia SCXM.5035LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1966UKEmber Records EMB 3371LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1966UKEmber Records STEMB 3371LP, AlbumLP, Album
1967NetherlandsSoul Sound 30.566LP, Stereo, AlbumLP, Stereo, Album
1969CanadaUnited Superior Records US7710LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1969USUnited Records US 7710 / United/Superior US 7710LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1969USUnited/Superior UM 710LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1970s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1971FranceBYG Records 529 508 / BYG Records 529.508LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1971SpainBaccarola 85.022-XLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1974GermanyMetronome 2001 201.009LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
1977FranceSounds Superb 2M 050 52179LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1978ArgentinaInterdisc LIN 2005LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1978SpainPhonic PHL 5518 / Phonic PHL-5.518LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1980s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1989JapanP-Vine Records PLP-393LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
2010s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2010EuropeDoxy DOY641LP, Reissue, AlbumLP, Reissue, Album
2014EuropeDol DOL1450LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2020s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2023USBlues Joint 8008LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono · Mono
Year unknown8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?FranceBYG Records BYG 529008LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?FranceLocomotive 73607LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?UKEmber Records EMB 3371LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono
?UKEmber Records EMB 3371LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
?USCustom Records CM 2048LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?USUnited Superior Records US 7710LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USCustom Records CS 1048LP, Repress, StereoLP, Repress, Stereo
?USA & CanadaUnited Records US 7710LP, AlbumLP, Album

Tracklist

  1. A1Hug & Squeeze You
  2. A2I Love You Baby
  3. A3The Syndicate
  4. A4Boogie Woogie All Night Long
  5. A5Good Rockin Mama
  6. B1Let Your Daddy Ride
  7. B2Turn Over A New Leaf
  8. B3Don't You Remember Me
  9. B4Driftin From Door To Door
  10. B5She Left Me On My Bended Knee

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of John Lee Hooker Sings The Blues are there?

29 vinyl pressings of John Lee Hooker Sings The Blues are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1962 and 2023.

When was John Lee Hooker Sings The Blues first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US. One of them is Crown Records CLP 5232.

How do I tell if my copy of John Lee Hooker Sings The Blues is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CLP 5232) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is John Lee Hooker Sings The Blues on vinyl worth?

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.

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