Vinyl pressings
by Oscar Peterson · 1966
Blues Etude 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.
15 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 6 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.
2/86039 A 2A runout, variant 1
2/86039 B 2B runout, variant 1
2/86039 A 1 /S oA runout, variant 2
2/86039 B 1 S/B runout, variant 2
2186039 A 1 MRSide A runout
2186039 B 1 MRSide B runout
LS-86039 SIDE 1A runout
LS-86039 SIDE 2B runout
2/86039 A 1A runout, variant 1
2/86039 B 1B runout, variant 1
LF̶S 2/86039 A 2 P C BSide A runout
LS-O 2/86039 B 2 P C CSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Canada | Limelight LM 82039First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Mercury LS 86039First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Limelight LM 82039First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Japan | Mercury SMX-7048First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Limelight LMY 220032First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | Mercury LML 4024 / Mercury 210 032 LMLFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Mercury SLML 4024 / Mercury 210 032 LMYFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Limelight LM 82039 / Limelight LM-82039First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Limelight LS 86039First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Stereo, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Limelight LS 86039First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Limelight LS 86039First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Limelight LM 82039First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | US | Limelight LS 86039 / Limelight LS-86039First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | South Africa | Mercury LS 86039 / Limelight LS 86039First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Limelight LS 86039First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Japan | Mercury SFX-7245 / Philips SFX-7245LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | EmArcy STAR 228 / Mercury Emarcy Jazz 9286 537LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Mercury SFX-10552 / Limelight SFX-10552LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Philips JS-16 86039LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Mercury 210 032 LMLLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Limelight 195J-18 / Limelight LS 86039LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Mercury 18PJ-2003LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Mercury 220 032 LMYLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| ? | US | Limelight LS 86039LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Limelight LS 86039LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Limelight LM 82039 / Limelight LM-82039LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Venezuela | Circulo Musical CM370LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
27 vinyl pressings of Blues Etude are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1966 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, South Africa, Canada and more. One of them is Limelight LS 86039, released September 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LS 86039, LM 82039, LML 4024, SLML 4024) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2/86039 A 2 and 2/86039 B 2. 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.
