US
October 1959- Label and catalog number
- Blue Note 4017Blue Note BLP 4017
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono · Deep Groove
- Runout / matrix
BN·LP-4017·A· RVG PSide A runout
BN·LP-4017·B· RVG PSide B runout
BN 4017-ASide A label
BN 4017-BSide B label
Vinyl pressings
Blowin' The Blues Away
by The Horace Silver Quintet · 1959
50 pressings7 countriesHard BopJazz
Blowin' The Blues Away was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
How to spot a first pressing of Blowin' The Blues Away
3 pressings came out in 1959, 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.
US
1959- Label and catalog number
- Blue Note BST 84017Blue Note ST-84017
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
BNST∙84017∙A∙ P [P = 'ear' logo] RVG STEREORunout, side 1
BNST∙84017∙B∙ P [P = 'ear' logo] RVG STEREORunout, side 2
BNST 84017-AMatrix on label, side 1
BNST 84017-BMatrix on label, side 2
US
1959- Label and catalog number
- Blue Note BLP 4017
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono · Microgroove
- Runout / matrix
BN-LP-4017A P RVGSide 1 runout Etched, RVG Stamped
BN-LP-4017B P RVGSide 2 runout Etched, RVG Stamped
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
All 50 vinyl pressings
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
1950s3 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | US | Blue Note BST 84017 / Blue Note ST-84017First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Blue Note BLP 4017First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Blue Note 4017 / Blue Note BLP 4017First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
1960s16 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | US | Blue Note BST 84017 / Blue Note ST-84017LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Blue Note BLP 4017LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Blue Note BST 84017 / Blue Note ST-84017LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Blue Note BLP 4017LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Blue Note BLP 4017LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Blue Note BLP 4017LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Blue Note 84017 / Blue Note BST 84017LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BST 84017LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BLP 4017LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BNST 84017LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BLP 4017LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note 84017 / Blue Note BLP 84017LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BLP 4017LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Spain | Blue Note HBN 451-07 / Blue Note HBNS 451-07LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Spain | Blue Note HBN 451-07LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
1970s11 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | Blue Note BST 84017LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Blue Note BST 84017 / Blue Note BLP 4017LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Blue Note BST 84017 / Blue Note BST-84017LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | US | Blue Note BST 84017 / Blue Note BST-84017LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1975 | US | Blue Note BST 84017 / Blue Note BLP 4017LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | US | Blue Note BST 84017 / Blue Note BST-84017LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | Blue Note LNJ-80087LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1977 | US | Blue Note BLP 4017/84017LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Blue Note BLP 4017/84017LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | Blue Note GXK8036 / Blue Note GXK 8036LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1979 | US | Blue Note BST 84017 / Blue Note BLP 4017LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
1980s7 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Japan | Blue Note BST 84017 / Blue Note ST-84017LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 1985 | France | Blue Note BST 84017LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1985 | France | Blue Note BST 84017LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | France | Blue Note BST 84017LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1985 | US | Blue Note BST 84017LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1985 | US | Blue Note BST 84017LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Japan | Blue Note BNJ 71083 / Blue Note BST 84017LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
1990s1 pressing
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Japan | Blue Note 84017 / Blue Note ST-84017LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
2000s3 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | US | Classic Records BLP 4017 / Blue Note BN 4017LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Limited |
| 2008 | US | Classic Records BLP 4017 / Blue Note BN 4017LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| 2009 | US | Record Technology Incorporated12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
2010s3 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Analogue Productions AP-84017 / Blue Note BST 8401712", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| 2015 | Europe | Blue Note 84017 / Blue Note ST-84017LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2015 | US | Blue Note B0023309-01 / UMe B0023309-01LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
2020s2 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Jazz Images 37175LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2023 | Worldwide | Blue Note 5523658 / UMe 5523658LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
Year unknown4 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Blue Note BST 84017LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Blue Note BST 84017LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Blue Note BST 84017 / Blue Note BLP 4017LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Blue Note 84017 / Blue Note BLP 84017LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
Tracklist
- A1Blowin' The Blues Away
- A2The St. Vitus Dance
- A3Break City
- A4Peace
- B1Sister Sadie
- B2The Baghdad Blues
- B3Melancholy Mood (New Version)
Questions
How many vinyl pressings of Blowin' The Blues Away are there?
50 vinyl pressings of Blowin' The Blues Away are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1959 and 2023.
When was Blowin' The Blues Away first released on vinyl?
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US. One of them is Blue Note 4017, released October 1959.
How do I tell if my copy of Blowin' The Blues Away is a first pressing?
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4017, BST 84017, BLP 4017) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BN·LP-4017·A· RVG P and BN·LP-4017·B· RVG P. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
How much is Blowin' The Blues Away on vinyl worth?
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.
