Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1970
The Best Of The Chicago Blues was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 3 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.
XSV220918-1 E V SD 1 A ASide A stamped
XSV220919-1A VSD-1-B CSide B stamped
XSV220920-1D V SD 2 A ASide C stamped
XSV220921-1F V SD 2B BSide D stamped
VSD-1-A XSV 220918
VSD-1-B XSV 220919
VSD-2-A XSV 220920
VSD-2-B XSV 220921
XSV220918-1C VSD-1-A | T BSide 1, stamped
XSV220919-1A VSD-1-B CSide 2, stamped
XSV220920-1D V SD 2 A ASide 3, stamped
XSV220921-1F V SD 2B 4Side 4, stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | Vanguard VSD-1/2First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1970 | Greece | Vanguard VSD-1/2 / Vanguard VS 511First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Vanguard VSD-1/2First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1970 | US | Vanguard VSD-1/2First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1970 | US | Vanguard VSD-1/2First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Vanguard VSD 1/2First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | US | Vanguard VSD-1/2LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Vanguard VSD-1/2LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | France | Vanguard VSD-1/2LP, Compilation, Stereo, Quadraphonic | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Quadraphonic |
| ? | France | Vanguard VSD-1/2LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | France | Vanguard VSD-1/2LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | CBS VS 1/2LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
12 vinyl pressings of The Best Of The Chicago Blues are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1970 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Canada, Greece. One of them is Vanguard VSD-1/2.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VSD-1/2, VSD 1/2) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSV220918-1 E V SD 1 A A and XSV220919-1A VSD-1-B C. 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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