Vinyl pressings
by Lee Morgan · 1971
Live At The Lighthouse 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.
5 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 3 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.
+ BNST 89906-A SIDE 1 VAN GELDER 44Side A, etched
+ BNST 89906-B SIDE 2 VAN GELDER 44Side B, etched
+ BNST 89906-C SIDE 3 VAN GELDER 44Side C, etched
+ BNST 89906-D SIDE 4 VAN GELDER 44Side D, etched
BNST-89906-A SIDE 1 VAN GELDER 44Side A runout
BNST-89906-B SIDE 2 VAN GELDER 44Side B runout
BNST-89906-C SIDE 3 VAN GELDER 44Side C runout
BNST-89906-D SIDE 4 VAN GELDER 44Side D runout
BNST·89906·A· SIDE 1 VAN GELDERSide A runout
BNST·89906·B· SIDE 2 VAN GELDERSide B runout
BNST·89906·C· SIDE 3 VAN GELDERSide C runout
BNST 89906·D· SIDE 4· VAN GELDERSide D runout
Made in Germany VAN GELDERStamped, both sides
BNST·89906·A· SIDE 1 VAN GELDERSide A runout
BNST·89906·B· SIDE 2 VAN GELDERSide B runout
BNST·89906·C· SIDE 3 VAN GELDERSide C runout
BNST 89906·D· SIDE 4· VAN GELDERSide 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 | Germany | Blue Note BST-89906 XFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | Blue Note BST-89906First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Blue Note BST 89906First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Blue Note BST-89906First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Blue Note BST-89906 / Blue Note BST 89906First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Blue Note BST-89906LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Blue Note BST-89906LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Blue Note BST-89906LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Blue Note BST-89906LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1977 | US | Blue Note BST-89906LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Live At The Lighthouse are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1971 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Germany, Japan. One of them is Blue Note BST 89906.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BST 89906, BST-89906, BST-89906 X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, + BNST 89906-A SIDE 1 VAN GELDER 44 and + BNST 89906-B SIDE 2 VAN GELDER 44. 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.
