US
1972- Label and catalog number
- Blue Note BST-84382
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
BST84382ASide A runout, stamped
BST84382BSide B runout, stamped
1 IBoth sides runout, faintly etched
Vinyl pressings
by Ronnie Foster · 1972
Two Headed Freap was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1972, 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.
BST84382ASide A runout, stamped
BST84382BSide B runout, stamped
1 IBoth sides runout, faintly etched
BST 84382 A 1/ 66Side A runout
BST 84382 B 1 66Side B runout
BST 84382 A-1 T1Side A runout
BST 84382 B-1 T1Side B runout
BST-84382A-1Side A
BST-84382B-1Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Germany | Blue Note BST 84 382 KFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Blue Note BST-84382First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Blue Note BST-84382First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Blue Note BST-84382First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Blue Note BST-84382First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Blue Note BST-84382LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | UK | Blue Note 7243 8 30282 1 4 / Blue Note B1-7243 8 30282 1 4LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1995 | US | Blue Note B1-7243 8 32082 1 0 / Blue Note B1-7243 8 30282 1 0LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Worldwide | Blue Note 4535203 / UMe 4535203LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Blue Note BST-84382LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Two Headed Freap are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1972 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, Germany. One of them is Blue Note BST-84382.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BST-84382, BST 84 382 K) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BST84382A and BST84382B. 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.