Vinyl pressings
by Lee Morgan · 1966
Search For The New Land 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.
[ear symbol] BNST-84169-ASide A runout, etched
[ear symbol] BNST-84169-BSide B runout, etched
STEREO VAN GELDERSides A & B runouts, stamped
BNST 84169-ASide A label
BNLP-4169·A VAN GELDER PSide A runout
BNLP.4169·B VAN GELDER PSide B runout
BN 4169-ASide A label
BN 4169-BSide B label
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 84169 / Blue Note 84169First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BLP 4169First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BLP 4169LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BLP 4169LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BST 84169 / Blue Note 84169LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BST 84169 / Blue Note 84169LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BST 84169 / Blue Note ST 84169LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | US | Blue Note BST-84169LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Blue Note BST-84169 / Blue Note BLP-4169LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Blue Note 84169 / Blue Note BLP-4169LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Japan | Blue Note K18P 9246 / Blue Note BNST 84169LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1987 | France | Blue Note BST 84169LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | Blue Note BST 84169LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | Blue Note BST 84169LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Japan | Blue Note BN 4169 / Blue Note BST 84169LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | US | Music Matters Ltd. MM BNST-84169LP, 45 RPM, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2009 | US | Music Matters Ltd. MMBST-84169 / Blue Note ST-84169LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | France | Blue Note BST 84169 / Blue Note ST-84169LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2015 | Europe | Blue Note ST-84169 / Blue Note 84169LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2015 | US | Blue Note ST-84169 / Blue Note 84169LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2016 | US | Music Matters Ltd. MMBST-84169 / Blue Note BST-84169LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Music Matters Ltd. MMBST 84169 / Blue Note ST-84169LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Limited |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Blue Note 5831994 / UMe 5831994LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Blue Note BST-84169 / Blue Note 84169LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
24 vinyl pressings of Search For The New Land are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1966 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US. One of them is Blue Note BST 84169.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BST 84169, BLP 4169) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, [ear symbol] BNST-84169-A and [ear symbol] BNST-84169-B. 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.
