Vinyl pressings
by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers · 1973
Buhaina was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1973, 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.
PR10067-A I A1Side A runout, variant 1
PR10067-B-RE1 I A1Side B runout, variant 1
PR10067-1 I A1Side A runout, variant 2
PR10067-2 I (additional scratched out character)Side B runout, variant 2
P 10067-1 HSide 1 runout, etched / H stamped
P 10067-2 HSide 2 runout, etched / H stamped
P 10067-1A runout, etched
P 10067-2B runout, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | France | Prestige 10067First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Prestige LPP-88138First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Japan | Prestige LPP-88138First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Prestige PR-10067 / Prestige 10067First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Prestige PRST-10067First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Prestige 10067 / Prestige PR 10067First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Prestige 10067 / Prestige PRT-10067 DJFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Prestige PR 10067 / Prestige Prst-10067First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Prestige P 10067First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1974 | Brazil | Prestige 204.5014LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | Prestige PRI 10067LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | BGP Records BGPD 1114LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | BGP Records BGPD 1114LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of Buhaina are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1973 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, France, Japan. One of them is Prestige PR-10067.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PR-10067, 10067, PR 10067, P 10067) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PR10067-A I A1 and PR10067-B-RE1 I A1. 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.
