Vinyl pressings
by Stan Kenton · 1963
Adventures In Blues 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.
11 pressings came out in 1963, 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.
S T - 1 9 2 5 A 1Runout 1 stamped
S T - 1 9 2 5 B 2Runout 2 stamped
Pressing plant logo [IAM in triangle]Dead wax A & B stamped
ST1 -1985Matrix print label A
ST-1-1985- A1 IAMRunout A stamped - variant 1
ST-2-1985-B2 IAMRunout B stamped - variant 1
ST-1-1985-A1 #2 IAM &Runout A stamped - variant 2
ST-2-1985-B2 #2 IAM &Runout B stamped - variant 2
T-1-1985-F-3 C (Anvil)A runout
T-2-1985-F-4 C (Anvil)B runout
T1-1985A label
T2-1985B label
T-1-1985-G5 C ☆A side runout
T-2-1985-F7 C ☆B side runout
T1-1985A side label
T2-1985B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 1985First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Germany | Capitol Records 83 687 / Capitol Records STK 83687First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Capitol Records T 1985First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Capitol Records T 1985First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records ST 1985 / Capitol Records ST-1985First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records T 1985First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records T 1985First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records ST 1985First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records T 1985First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records T 1985 / Capitol Records T-1985First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records ST 1985 / Capitol Records ST-1985First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Capitol Records ST 1985LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Capitol Records ST 1985LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Capitol Records ST 1985LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Capitol Records T 1985LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Creative World ST-1012LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Creative World ST-1012 / Creative World ST 1012LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Creative World ST-1012LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Creative World ST 1012 / Creative World ST-1012LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
19 vinyl pressings of Adventures In Blues are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1963 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST 1985, T 1985, 83 687) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S T - 1 9 2 5 A 1 and S T - 1 9 2 5 B 2. 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.
