Vinyl pressings
by Sheila Jordan · 1963
Portrait Of Sheila was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1963, the album's first year. 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.
BN LP 9002 ·A · VAN GELDER (Plastylite "P")Side A: hand-etched / machine stamped runout
BN LP 9002 ·B · VAN GELDER (Plastylite "P")Side B: hand-etched / machine stamped 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | US | Blue Note BLP 9002First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BLP 9002LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Blue Note BST 89002LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Japan | Blue Note LNJ-60006LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | Blue Note LNJ-60006LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Blue Note GXH 3503 / Blue Note BST 89002LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1980 | Japan | Blue Note GXH 3503 / Blue Note BST 89002LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Japan | Blue Note TOJJ-5920LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1994 | Japan | Blue Note TOJJ-5920LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | France | Heavenly Sweetness HS101VL / Blue Note BLP 9002LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2016 | US | Blue Note ST-89002 / Blue Note BST 89002LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Spain | Blue Note ST-89002LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2021 | Portugal | Blue Note ST-89002LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2025 | Worldwide | Blue Note 602455845931 / Blue Note ST-89002LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Blue Note 89002LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| ? | US | Blue Note BST 89002LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Portrait Of Sheila are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1963 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US. One of them is Blue Note BLP 9002.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BLP 9002) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BN LP 9002 ·A · VAN GELDER (Plastylite "P") and BN LP 9002 ·B · VAN GELDER (Plastylite "P"). 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.
