Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1969
Blues Roots was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 4 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.
X4RM - 0648 - -1 S I + A1Side A runout, stamped ["+" is etched]
X4RM - 0649 - - 2 S I + A2Side B runout, stamped ["+" is etched]
X4RM - 0650 - - 1 S I + B 1Side C runout, stamped ["+" is etched]
X4RM - 0651 - - 1 S I + A1Side D runout, stamped ["+" is etched]
PYS 60003-1Label, record 1
PYS 60003-2Label, record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Canada | Poppy PYS 60003First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1969 | France | RCA Victor 740 069First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Poppy PYS 60003First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1969 | US | Poppy PYS 60003First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Poppy PYS 60,003First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | US | Tomato TOM-2-7006LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Germany | Tomato LP 2696041LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1989 | Germany | Tomato 2696181LP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1989 | Germany | Tomato 2696181LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Utopia DXL2 3027LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Blues Roots are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1969 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Canada, France, New Zealand. One of them is Poppy PYS 60,003.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PYS 60,003, PYS 60003, 740 069) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, X4RM - 0648 - -1 S I + A1 and X4RM - 0649 - - 2 S I + A2. 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.
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