Vinyl pressings
by The Three Sounds · 1966
Out Of This World was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. 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 1966, 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.
BNST · 84197 · A · VAN GELDER PSide A runout etched/stamped
BNST · 84197 · B VAN GELDER PSide B runout etched/stamped
BNST 84197-ASide A label
BNST 84197-BSide B label
BNLP-4197-ASide 1 Etched
BNLP-4197-BSide 2 Etched
P (the Plastylite "ear")All sides, stamped
VAN GELDERAll sides, stamped
BNLP-4197-ASide 1 Etched
BNLP-4197-BSide 2 Etched
VAN GELDERAll sides, stamped
BNST · 84197 · A · VAN GELDERSide A runout etched/stamped
BNST · 84197 · B VAN GELDERSide B runout etched/stamped
BNST 84197-ASide A label
BNST 84197-BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | US | Blue Note 84197 / Blue Note ST-84197First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BLP 4197First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BLP 4197First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note 84197 / Blue Note ST-84197First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Blue Note BLP 4197 / Blue Note 4197LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Blue Note BST 84197LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Blue Note 84197 / Blue Note ST-84197LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Blue Note BST 84197LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | US | Blue Note BST 84197 / Blue Note ST-84197LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Blue Note 84197 / Blue Note ST-84197LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Out Of This World are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1966 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US. One of them is Blue Note 84197.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 84197, BLP 4197) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BNST · 84197 · A · VAN GELDER P and BNST · 84197 · B VAN GELDER 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.
