Vinyl pressings
by Stanley Turrentine · 1965
Joyride was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1965, 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.
BNST-84201-A VAN GELDER (the Plastylite "ear")A-side runout
BNST-84201-B VAN GELDER (the Plastylite "ear")B-side runout
(BNST 84201-A)A-side label
(BNST 84201-B)B-side label
BNLP-4201-A VAN GELDER [Plastylite symbol]Runout side A etched [except VAN GELDER stamped]
BNLP-4201-B VAN GELDER [Plastylite symbol]Runout side B etched [except VAN GELDER stamped]
BNLP-4201-A VAN GELDER [Plastylite symbol]Runout side A etched [except VAN GELDER stamped]
BNLP-4201-B VAN GELDER [Plastylite symbol]Runout side B etched [except VAN GELDER stamped]
BNST-84201-A VAN GELDER [plastilyte symbol]Side A runout
BNST-84201-B VAN GELDER [plastilyte symbol]Side B runout
BNST 84201-ASide A label
BNST 84201-BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | US | Blue Note BLP 4201First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Blue Note BLP 4201First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Blue Note 84201 / Blue Note ST-84201First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Blue Note 84201 / Blue Note BST 84201First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BST 84201LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | USA & Canada | Blue Note BST-84201LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Blue Note BST 84201LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Blue Note BST 84201LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | France | Blue Note 84201 / Blue Note BST 84201LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1985 | France | Blue Note BST 84201LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1985 | Japan | Blue Note BNJ 71058 / Blue Note BST 84201LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1985 | US | Blue Note BST 84201LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1985 | Japan | Blue Note BNJ 71058 / Blue Note BST 84201LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Blue Note BLP-84201LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Blue Note BST 84201LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Blue Note BLP-84201LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Blue Note BST 84201LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Blue Note BST 84201LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
18 vinyl pressings of Joyride are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1965 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US. One of them is Blue Note 84201, released September 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 84201, BLP 4201) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BNST-84201-A VAN GELDER (the Plastylite "ear") and BNST-84201-B VAN GELDER (the Plastylite "ear"). 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.
