Vinyl pressings
by The Dave Brubeck Trio Featuring Gerry Mulligan · 1968
Blues Roots was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 6 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.
XSM138428-3AVariant 1: Runout Side A
XSM138428-3AVariant 1: Runout Side B
XSM-138427-3B I T D IVariant 2: Runout Side A
o XSM138428-3B I T D 2Variant 2: Runout Side B
XSM138427-3C SSide A runout, variant 1
o XSM138428-3DSide B runout, variant 1
XSM138427-3C 1 2 A2 oSide A runout, variant 2
XSM138428-3D 1 S A3 oSide B runout, variant 2
o XSM138427-3A PRunout side A
o XSM138428-3A P 1Runout side B
XSM 138427Label side A
XSM 138428Label side B
XSM138427-3ESide A runout
XSM138428-3JSide B runout
XSM 138427Side A label
XSM 138428Side B label
XSM 138428Side A label
XSM 138429Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | CBS SBP 233665First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Canada | Columbia CS 9749First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | CBS 63 517 / CBS S 63 517First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Columbia SBP 473646First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Singapore | CBS CS 9749First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia CS 9749First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia CS 9749First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia CS 9749First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | CBS CS 9749First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Mexico | CBS CL-5282LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Mexico | CBS CL-5282LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Netherlands | CBS 63517LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Netherlands | CBS S 63517LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | CBS 63517 / CBS S 63517LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP 50053LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Columbia CS 9749LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Columbia PC 9749 / Columbia CS 9749LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Columbia CS 9749LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UK | Columbia PPAN CS9749LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2016 | UK | Columbia CS 9749 / Columbia PPAN CS9749LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
20 vinyl pressings of Blues Roots are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1968 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Columbia CS 9749.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 9749, SBP 233665, 63 517, SBP 473646) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSM138428-3A and XSM138428-3A. 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.
