Vinyl pressings
by Potliquor · 1971
Levee Blues was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. 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 1971, the album's first year, in 3 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.
JLS-3033-A-R-1-1-1 STERLING PRSide A runout, variant 1
JLS-3033-B-R-1-1PRSide B runout, variant 1
JLS-3033-A-R-1-1 STERLING PRSide A runout, variant 2
JLS-3033-B-R-1-11 PRSide B runout, variant 2
ı JLS-3033-A-R-1 STERLINGSide A, etched exc. STERLING stamp
ı JLS-3033-B-R-1 STERLINGSide B, etched exc. STERLING stamp
JLS 1 3033 ALabel, side A
JLS 1 3033 BLabel, side B
T1 JLS-3033-A-1 STERLING RLSide 1, etched exc. STERLING stamp
T1 JLS-3033-B-1 A2Side 2, etched exc. A stamp
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | Janus Records JLS-3033First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Janus Records 9098-3033First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Janus Records JLS-3033 / Janus Records JLS 3033First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Janus Records JLS 1 3033First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Janus Records JLS-3033 / Janus Records JLS 1 3033First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Janus Records JLS-3033 / Janus Records JLS 3033First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | France | Stateside 2C 064-93.206LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Italy | Janus Records JLS-3033LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Janus Records JLS 3033LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Janus Records 6310 202LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Janus Records JLS-3033 / Janus Records 9098-3033LP, Album | LP, Album |
11 vinyl pressings of Levee Blues are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1971 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Australia, Canada. One of them is Janus Records JLS-3033.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JLS-3033, JLS 1 3033, 9098-3033) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, JLS-3033-A-R-1-1-1 STERLING PR and JLS-3033-B-R-1-1PR. 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.
