Vinyl pressings
by Little Sonny · 1969
New King Of The Blues Harmonica was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 2 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.
o T 1 ENL-0089-1 MASTERCRAFT WSSSide A runout, etched ["o" is stamped]
o T 1 ENL-0090-1 MASTERCRAFT WSSSide B runout, etched ["o" is stamped]
ENL-0089Side A label
ENL-0090Side B label
ENL-0089 "MR" encircled Mastercraft Δ14085Side A runout, etched
ENL-0090 "MR" encircled Mastercraft Δ14085-XSide B runout, etched
ENL-0089Side A label
ENL-0090Side B label
STXS-0597-1 ENL 0089 L.NIX SONA Side
STXS-0598-1 ENL-0090 L.NIX SONB Side
o T 1 ENL-0089-1 MASTERCRAFT WSSSide A runout, etched ["o" is stamped]
o T 1 ENL-0090-1 MASTERCRAFT WSSSide B runout, etched ["o" is stamped]
ENL-0089Side A label
ENL-0090Side B label
ENS-1005-S1Side A runout, etched
ENS-1005-S2Side B runout, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Canada | Enterprise ENS 1005 / Stax ENS. 1005First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Enterprise ENS 1005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Enterprise ENS-1005First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Enterprise ENS-1005First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Enterprise ENS 1005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Enterprise ENS 1005First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Spain | Stax S-21.231LP | LP |
| 1970 | Spain | Not On Label S-21.231LP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | France | Stax 68.705LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1986 | US | Stax MPS-8533LP, Remastered, Reissue | LP, Remastered, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Stax 2325 012LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Stax 2363-005LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Enterprise ENS-1005LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Enterprise ENS 1005LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of New King Of The Blues Harmonica are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1969 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Canada. One of them is Enterprise ENS 1005.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ENS 1005, ENS-1005) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, o T 1 ENL-0089-1 MASTERCRAFT WSS and o T 1 ENL-0090-1 MASTERCRAFT WSS. 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.
