First-year pressing
The Blues Volume 1 1963 US Pressing (LP 4026)
The Blues Volume 1 by Various Artists
Mono
- Artist
- Various
- Title
- The Blues Volume 1
- Label
- Argo LP 4026
- Country
- US
- Released
- 1963
- Format
- LP, Compilation, Mono
- Format notes
- Black Label, Non-Deep Groove
Runout and matrix codes
Etched or stamped in the dead wax between the last track and the label. If yours match, you have this pressing.
- U-12226Side 1 label matrix
- U-12227Side 2 label matrix
- Side 1 LP{crossed out:1479}4026 U-12226 T-M 0513 (Ω)Side 1 runout (etched)
- LP4026 Vol {crossed out:2} 1 Side 2. U-12227 T-M 0514 (Ω)Side 2 runout (etched)
Other US pressings of The Blues Volume 1
- 1963Argo LP 4026LP, Compilation, Mono
- 1963Mercury LP 4026LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono
- 1984Cadet CA 4026 / Cadet LP 4026LP, Compilation
- 1986Chess CH-9253LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono
- 1986Chess CH-9253LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono
- ?Cadet LP 4026LP, Compilation, Reissue, Mono