US
September 1970- Label and catalog number
- Wet Soul WS-1002
- Format
- LP, Album
Vinyl pressings
by T-Bone Walker · 1970
Stormy Monday Blues was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. 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 1970, 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.
WS 1002 A -1-1 GB PRSide 1
WS 1002 B 1-11-1 GB PRSide 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Wet Soul WS-1002First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Wet Soul WS-1002First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Wet Soul WS-1002First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Wet Soul WS-1002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Bellaphon BI 1581LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | UK | Charly Records CR 30144LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | UK | Charly Records CR 30144LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | UK | Charly Records CR 30144LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Spain | Charly Records 77-2093LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | Mexico | Peerless PEE-20064-7LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | US | Wet Soul WS-1002LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Sun SUN8044 / Sun 5047804467LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Bellaphon 220·13·012LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Bellaphon BI 1581 / Wet Soul BI 1581LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of Stormy Monday Blues are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1970 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US. One of them is Wet Soul WS-1002, released September 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WS-1002) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.