Vinyl pressings
by Ron Carter · 1974
All Blues was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 4 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.
RVG-87695 A-2 VAN GELDERSide A runout, variant 1
RVG-87695 B-2 VAN GELDERSide B runout, variant 1
RVG-87695-A-2 VAN GELDERSide A runout, variant 2
RVG-87695-B-2 VAN GELDERSide B runout, variant 2
RVG-87695 A-2 T 1 VAN GELDERSide A runout, variant 1
RVG-87695 B-2 T VAN GELDERSide B runout, variant 1
RVG-87695-A-2-T VAN GELDER A3Side A runout, variant 2
RVG-87695-B-2- T VAN GELDER A2Side B runout, variant 2
RVG-87695 A-2 VAN GELDERSide A runout
RVG-87695 B-2 VAN GELDERSide B runout
RVG 87695 AA side label
RVG 87695 BB side label
S2 R VG 87695 A -2A VHSide A runout
S2 R VG 87695 B -2A VHSide B runout
RVG 87695 AA side label
RVG 87695 BB side label
VAN GELDERA side & B side stamped runouts
RVG 87695 AA side label
RVG 87695 BB side label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Brazil | CTI Records OW 592 / One Way OW 592First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | CTI Records CTI 6037First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | CTI Records CTI 6037First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | CTI Records CTI 6037First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | King Records SR 3354 / CTI Records CTI 6037First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | CTI Records CTI 6037First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | CTI Records CTI 6037First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | CTI Records CTI 6037First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | CTI Records CTI 6037First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | CTI Records CTI 6037First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | CTI Records CTI 6037LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Spain | CTI Records HCTS 731-20 (LS)LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | CTI Records GP 3096LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | Japan | CTI Records LAX 3246LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Japan | CTI Records K20P 6841LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Spain | CTI Records 160 091 / Hispavox 160 091LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1984 | France | CTI Records CTI 9017LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UK | CTI Records CTI 6037 / CTI Records PPAN CTI6037LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | CTI Records CTI 6037LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | CTI Records CTI 6037, CTI 6037 S1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | CTI Records CTI 6037LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
21 vinyl pressings of All Blues are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1974 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, Brazil, Canada, Japan. One of them is CTI Records CTI 6037, released February 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CTI 6037, OW 592, SR 3354) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RVG-87695 A-2 VAN GELDER and RVG-87695 B-2 VAN GELDER. 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.
