Vinyl pressings
by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers · 1956
At The Cafe Bohemia Volume 1 was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1956, 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.
RVG [Ear stamp] BN-LP-1507-AEtched runout side A
RVG [Ear stamp] BN-LP-1507-BEtched runout side B
BN 1507-ASide A center label matrix
BN 1507-BSide B center label matrix
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | US | Blue Note 1507First year12", Album | 12", Album |
| 1956 | US | Blue Note BLP 1507First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Blue Note BLP 1507LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Blue Note BLP 1507 / Blue Note 1507LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | US | Blue Note BLP 1507LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Blue Note BLP 1507LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| 1960 | US | Blue Note BLP 1507LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BST-81507 / Liberty BST-81507LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BLP 1507 / Blue Note 1507LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BLP 1507LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BLP 1507 / Blue Note BST-81507LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BLP 1507 / Blue Note 1507LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ-674-BLP, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 1968 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ-674LP, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Japan | Blue Note NR-8833 / Blue Note BLP 1507LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Japan | Blue Note NR-8833 / Blue Note BLP 1507LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Promo, Mono |
| 1972 | US | Blue Note BST-81507LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Blue Note BST 81507 / Blue Note BST 81507 / BLP 1507LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Blue Note BLP-81507 / BLP-1507LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Blue Note BLP 81507 / BLP 1507LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Blue Note BST 81507 / Blue Note BLP 1507LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1975 | US | Blue Note BST 81507 / Blue Note BLP 1507LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Blue Note BST-81507LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Blue Note LNJ-70125LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1977 | Japan | Blue Note LNJ-70125LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1978 | Japan | Blue Note GXK 8102 (M) / Blue Note BLP 1507LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1978 | Italy | Blue Note BNST 36502LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Japan | Blue Note BLP-1507LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1985 | France | Blue Note BST 81507LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1985 | US | Blue Note BST 81507LP, Album, Mono, Reissue, Remastered · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue, Remastered · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Japan | Blue Note BN 1507 / Blue Note BLP 1507LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Music Matters Ltd. MMBLP 1507 / Blue Note BLP 150712", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Mono · Mono, Limited, Numbered | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Mono · Mono, Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | France | Culture Factory 783527 / Rat Pack Records BLP 1507LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono, Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Korea | Jazz Record Co BLP 1507LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Blue Note BLP 1507LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Blue Note BLP 81507 / BLP 1507LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Blue Note BLP 1507LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Blue Note BST-81507LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
38 vinyl pressings of At The Cafe Bohemia Volume 1 are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1956 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US. One of them is Blue Note BLP 1507, released January 1956.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BLP 1507, 1507) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RVG [Ear stamp] BN-LP-1507-A and RVG [Ear stamp] BN-LP-1507-B. 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.
