Vinyl pressings
by Wynton Marsalis · 1984
Hot House Flowers was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1984, the album's first year, in 8 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.
(T - D) AL-39530 G1A G \ D4Runout A, variant 1
<J•T> BL 39530 G1A G | E1Runout B, variant 1
AL 39539-1C G1Runout A, variant 2
BL 39530-1C G1Runout B, variant 2
AL 39530-1B o PRunout Side 1 Etching (Variant 1)
BL 39530-1B o PRunout Side 2 Etching (Variant 1)
AL 39530-1D PRunout Side 1 Etching (Variant 2)
BL 39530-1D P oRunout Side 2 Etching (Variant 2)
28AP-2936A11, 28AP-2936B12CS A1
AL-39530 1A2HZ 1GSide A runout, variant 1
BL-39530 1A2HKSide B runout, variant 1
AL-39530 1A2HZ DM-12Side A runout, variant 2
BL-39530 1A2HK DM-3Side B runout, variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australia | CBS SBP 238025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Brazil | Discos CBS 225.090First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Europe | CBS CBS 26145LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Europe | CBS CBS 26145First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Greece | CBS CBS 26145First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Japan | CBS/Sony 32AP 2947First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | New Zealand | CBS SBP 238025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | US | Columbia FC 39530 / Columbia 39530First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | Columbia FC 39530First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | US | Columbia FC 39530First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Japan | CBS/Sony 28AP 2936First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Japan | CBS/Sony 28AP 2936First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Canada | Columbia FC 39530 / Columbia 39530First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | South Korea | Columbia CPL-1201 / Columbia CK 39530LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of Hot House Flowers are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1984 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, Japan, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Columbia FC 39530.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FC 39530, 28AP 2936, SBP 238025, 225.090) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, (T - D) AL-39530 G1A G \ D4 and <J•T> BL 39530 G1A G | E1. 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.
