Vinyl pressings
by Ronnie Laws · 1976
Fever was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1976, 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.
22 BN-LA-628-1 MC KENDUN -A-Runout side A etch.,KENDUN -A- stamp.- Var.1
BN-LA-628-2 MC KENDUN -A- M1Runout side B etch.,KENDUN -A- stamp.- Var.1
22 BN-LA-628-1 MC KENDUN -A- M1Runout side A etch.,KENDUN -A- stamp.- Var.2
BN-LA-628-2 MC KENDUN -A- M1Runout side B etch.,KENDUN -A- stamp.- Var.2
BN-LA-628-1 1 TH KENDUN -B- B13 T1Runout side A Etched/Stamped (Variation 1)
BN-LA-628 -Z - 1 TH KENDUN -B- C15 T1Runout side B Etched/Stamped (Variation 2)
BN-LA-628-1 1 TH KENDUN -B- A T1Runout side A Etched/Stamped (Variation 2)
BN-LA-628-1 1 TH KENDUN -B- A2 T1Runout side B Etched/Stamped (Variation 2)
2 [Reversed "#70"] BN-LA-628-1 RC KENDUNSide A, Etched
2 [Reversed "#68"] BN-LA-628-2 RC KENDUNSide B, Etched
BN-LA-628-1 KENDUN RLRunout Side A etched
BN-LA-628-2 26 KENDUNRunout Side B etched
KENDUNstamped both sides
BN-LA-628-1-1 TH KENDUN -B- T1Runout side A Etched/Stamped
BN-LA-628 -2-1A KENDUN -B- SX TRunout side B Etched/Stamped (Variation 2)
UAG 20007ALabel side A
UAG 20007BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Blue Note L 35960First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Blue Note BN-LA628-G / At Home Productions BN-LA628-GFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Blue Note BN 84 557 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Singapore | Blue Note BN-LA628-G / At Home Productions BN-LA628-GFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | Blue Note UAG 20007 / Blue Note BN-LA 6289First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | Blue Note UAG 20007 / Blue Note BN-LA 6289First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Blue Note BN-LA628-G / At Home Productions BN-LA628-GFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Blue Note BN-LA628-GLP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1976 | US | Blue Note BN-LA628-G / Blue Note BN-LA628GLP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1976 | US | Blue Note BN-LA628-GLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | US | Blue Note BN-LA628-G / At Home Productions BN-LA628-GFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Blue Note BN-LA628-G / At Home Productions BN-LA628-GFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Blue Note BN-LA628-G / At Home Productions BN-LA628-GFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1976 | US | Blue Note BN-LA628-G / At Home Productions BN-LA628-GFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1977 | Japan | Blue Note GP-3126 / Blue Note BN-LA628-GLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | World Record Club R-09984LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Liberty LN-10255LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Blue Note BN-LA628-G / At Home Productions BN-LA628-GLP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
22 vinyl pressings of Fever are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1976 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Blue Note BN-LA628-G.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BN-LA628-G, UAG 20007, L 35960, BN 84 557 XOT) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 22 BN-LA-628-1 MC KENDUN -A- and BN-LA-628-2 MC KENDUN -A- M1. 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.
