Vinyl pressings
by The Ramsey Lewis Trio · 1963
Barefoot Sunday Blues was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 2 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.
12601-1 S1 LP-723 VAN GELDERVariant 1 Side A Runout
12602-1 LP-723 S-2 VAN GELDERVariant 1 Side B Runout
12601-1 LP-723 VAN GELDER S1 -Variant 2 Side A Runout
12602-1 LP-723 S-2 VAN GELDERVariant 2 Side B Runout
PR5S-5325-1A #12601-1 LPS-723 STEREO VAN GELDER IA side runout
VAN GELDER PR5S-5326-1 S-2 #12602 LPS-723 IB side runout
12601A side label, set 1
12602B side label, set 1
12601-5 l LP-723 S-1 PR5M-5323-1B VAN GELDERSide A Runout
#12602-4 l LP-723 S-2 I PR5M-5324-2 VAN GELDERBSide B Runout
12601 PR5M-5323A side label
12602 PR5M-5324B side label
S1 12601-1 LP-723 VAN GELDERSide A Runouts, etched except VAN GELDER stamped
S2 12602-1 LP-723 VAN GELDERSide B Runouts, etched except VAN GELDER stamped
12601A side label
12602B side label
S-1A side runout - etched
S-2B side runout - etched
12601 PR5M-5323A side label
12602 PR5M-5324B side label
#12602-3 LP-723 S-1 ∆6026-X VAN GELDER MRA side runout
#12602-3 LP-723 S-1 ∆6026-X VAN GELDER MRB side runout
12601 LP-723A side label
12602 LP-723B side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | Chess LPS-723 CFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Argo Jazz 723 / Argo LP-723First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Argo LPS-723 / Argo Jazz LPS-723First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Argo DJLP 723 / Argo Jazz 723First yearLP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1963 | US | Argo LP-723 / Argo Jazz 723First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Argo LP-723 / Argo LP 723First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Argo LP-723 / Argo Jazz 723First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Argo LP-723 / Argo Jazz 723First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Argo LP 723 / Argo Jazz 723LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Chess International MAR S-3048LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Chess International MAR S-3048 / Funckler MAR S-3048LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | US | Cadet CA-723 / Cadet 723LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Globe SMJ-7221 / Argo Jazz SMJ-7221LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Cadet 723 / Cadet LP-723LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | US | Cadet 723 / Cadet LP-723LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | US | Cadet 723 / Cadet LP-723LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Argo Jazz 723 / Argo LP-723LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Cadet LP-723LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Cadet 723 / Cadet LP-723LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | US | Cadet 723 / Cadet LP-723LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | US | Cadet LP-723 / Cadet LP 723LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
21 vinyl pressings of Barefoot Sunday Blues are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1963 and 1978.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, Canada. One of them is Argo Jazz 723.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 723, LPS-723, LP-723, DJLP 723) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 12601-1 S1 LP-723 VAN GELDER and 12602-1 LP-723 S-2 VAN GELDER. 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.
