Vinyl pressings
by Lightnin' Hopkins · 1961
Last Night Blues was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1961, 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.
BVLP-1029 A AB RVGSide A, variant 1
BVLP-1029 B AB RVGSide B, variant 1
BVLP-1029 A RVGSide A, variant 2
BVLP-1029 B RVGSide B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | US | Prestige Bluesville BV 1029 / Prestige Bluesville BVLP 1029First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Prestige Bluesville 1081 / Prestige Bluesville BV 1081LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Prestige Bluesville BV 1081 / Prestige Bluesville 1081LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | France | Fontana 688.301 ZLLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Fontana 688 301 ZLLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Prestige PR 1081LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | XTRA XTRA 5044LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Prestige PR 7831 / Prestige PRST 7831LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Prestige PR 7831 / Prestige PRT 7831LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Prestige PR 7831LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | US | Prestige PR 7831 / Prestige PRT 7831LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Prestige PRT 7831 / Prestige PR 7831LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | US | Analogue Productions AJAZ 1029 / Prestige Bluesville BV 102912", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 2003 | US | Prestige Bluesville BV 1029 / Analogue Productions AJAZ 1029LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | US | 4 Men With Beards 4M248 / Prestige BluesvilleLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UK | Not Now Music CATLP244LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Craft Recordings CR00746 / Prestige Bluesville CR00746LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Blues Joint 8029LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Prestige Bluesville BV SP101 / Prestige Bluesville BVLP-SP 101LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
19 vinyl pressings of Last Night Blues are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1961 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US. One of them is Prestige Bluesville BV 1029.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BV 1029) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BVLP-1029 A AB RVG and BVLP-1029 B AB RVG. 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.
