US
August 1961- Label and catalog number
- Blue Note 4076Blue Note BLP 4076
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
- Runout / matrix
BN-LP-4076-A-2 RVG PSide A runout etched
BN-LP-4076-B-1 RVG PSide B runout etched
BN 4076-ASide A label
BN 4076-BSide B label

Vinyl pressings
by The Horace Silver Quintet · 1961
Doin' The Thing - At The Village Gate was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1961, 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.
BN-LP-4076-A-2 RVG PSide A runout etched
BN-LP-4076-B-1 RVG PSide B runout etched
BN 4076-ASide A label
BN 4076-BSide B label
BNST•84076•A• P RVG STEREOSide A runout
BNST-84076•B-1 P RVG STEREOSide B runout
BNST•84076•A• P RVG STEREOSide A runout
BNST-84076•B-1 P RVG STEREOSide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | US | Blue Note BST 84076 / Blue Note ST-84076First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Blue Note BST 84076 / Blue Note ST-84076First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Blue Note 4076 / Blue Note BLP 4076First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Blue Note BLP 4076LP, Album, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| 1962 | US | Blue Note BLP 4076 / Blue Note 4076LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Japan | Blue Note BST 84076LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BST 84076LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BLP 4076LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BST 84076LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BLP 4076LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BST 84076LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | US | Blue Note 84076 / Blue Note BLP-4076/84076LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Blue Note 84076 / Blue Note BST-84076LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Blue Note BST 84076LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | Blue Note GXK 8067 / Blue Note BST 84076LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | Japan | Blue Note BST 84076 / Blue Note GXK 8067LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Japan | Blue Note BNJ 71008 / Blue Note BST 84076LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | Japan | Blue Note BNJ 71008 / Blue Note BST 84076LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1989 | US | Blue Note B1-84076LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Japan | Blue Note BN 4076 / Blue Note BST 84076LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Europe | Vinyl Passion VP 90065LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2018 | UK | Down at Dawn DAD123LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | USA & Europe | Blue Note 00602508073830 / UMe 00602508073830LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Worldwide | Culture Factory 783 876LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Blue Note BST 84076LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
25 vinyl pressings of Doin' The Thing - At The Village Gate are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1961 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US. One of them is Blue Note 4076, released August 1961.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4076, BST 84076) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BN-LP-4076-A-2 RVG P and BN-LP-4076-B-1 RVG P. 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.