Vinyl pressings
by Lonnie Smith · 1968
Think! was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
114 BNST-84290A MDB 10-1-68 AudioMatrixRunout side A
114 BNST-84290-B 10-1-68 AudioMatrixRunout side B
BNST 84290-ALabel side A
BNST 84290-BLabel side B
T \ BNST 84290 SIDE 1 - 1A @ 0 (@ is actually a highly stylized R)Runout side A
T \ BNST 84290 SIDE 2 - 1A @ 0 (@ is actually a highly stylized R)Runout side B
BNST 84290-A SIDE 1 - 1ALabel side A
BNST 84290-B SIDE 2 - 1ALabel side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | Blue Note BST 84290First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Blue Note BST 84290First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Blue Note BST 84290First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Blue Note BST 84290First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Blue Note BST 84290LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | France | Blue Note BST 84290LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1986 | France | Blue Note BST 84290LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1986 | UK | Blue Note BST-84290 / Blue Note BST 84290LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | US | Blue Note BST 84290LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | USA & Europe | Blue Note 7753113 / UMe 7753113LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Blue Note BST 84290 KLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Blue Note BLP 4290 / Blue Note 4290LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Blue Note BST 84290LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Blue Note BST 84290LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Blue Note BST 84290LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of Think! are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1968 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Canada. One of them is Blue Note BST 84290, released December 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BST 84290) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 114 BNST-84290A MDB 10-1-68 AudioMatrix and 114 BNST-84290-B 10-1-68 AudioMatrix. 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.
