Vinyl pressings
by Sonny Boy Williamson · 1967
More Real Folk Blues was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. 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 1967, the album's first year, in 5 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.
15088 LP-1509 S-1 TR4M-9650-1B Ω ̅Side A runout etched
15089 LP-1509 S-2 TR4M-9651-1B Ω ̅Side B runout etched
15088Side A label
15089Side B label
TR4M-9650-1 15088 S-1 LP-1509 [extended triangle/teepee shape]Side A runout, etched
TR4M-9651-1 15089 S-2 LP-1509 [extended triangle/teepee shape]Side B runout, etched
XCSV125569-1A T V IISide A runout, variant 1
XCSV125570-1A T IISide B runout, variant 1
XCSV125569-1A IIIIIVSide A runout, variant 2
XCSV125570-1A IIIV TSide B runout, variant 2
TR4S-9652-1 S-1 15088 LPS-1509Side A Runout
TR4S-9653-1 S-2 15089 LPS-1509Side B Runout
TR4S-9652Side A Label
TR4S-9653Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Chess CHLS 250First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Chess LP 1509 / Chess CLP 1509First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Chess International MAR S-3097First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Chess International MAR S-3097First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Chess CHLS 1004First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Chess LP-1509First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Chess LPS-1509First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Chess LP-1509First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Chess LPS 1509 / Chess 1509First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Chess LPS-1509First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | France | Chess 515018 / Vogue 515018LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1981 | France | Chess 515018 / Vogue 515018LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB 2221527 / Chess LPS 1509LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB 2221527 / Chess LPS 1509LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1988 | US | Chess CH-9277 / MCA Records CH-9277LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1988 | US | Chess CH-9277 / MCA Records CH-9277LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | US | Chess CH-9277 / MCA Records CH-9277LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | DOL DOL1509LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2015 | Europe | DOL DOL1509HLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB 2221527 / Chess LPS 1509LP, Album | LP, Album |
20 vinyl pressings of More Real Folk Blues are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1967 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Australia, Canada, Netherlands and more. One of them is Chess LP-1509, released March 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LP-1509, LPS-1509, LPS 1509, CHLS 250) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 15088 LP-1509 S-1 TR4M-9650-1B Ω ̅ and 15089 LP-1509 S-2 TR4M-9651-1B Ω ̅. 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.
