Vinyl pressings
by Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers · 1972
Child's Dance was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. 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 1972, the album's first year, in 2 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.
PRS̵T̵·10047·A-1 VAN GELDERSide A runout, etched except "VAN GELDER" stamped
PRS̵T̵·10047·B-1 VAN GELDERSide B runout, etched except "VAN GELDER" stamped
PRST 10047 A-2 HA-side runout, etched
PRST 10047 B-2 HB-side runout, etched
VAN GELDERRunout both sides, stamped
PRST-10047-A-2 VAN GELDER HA Side runout
PRST-10047-B-2 VAN GELDER HB Side runout
PRST-10047-A-2A Side etched
PRST-10047-BB Side etched
PRS̶̷E̶̷・10047・A-1 IVRunout, Side 1 etched, 'IV' stamped
PAS̶̷E̶̷・10047・B-1 IVRunout, Side 2 etched, 'IV' stamped
VAN GELDERRunout, Side 1&2 stamped
PR 10047 ALabel, Side 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | South Africa | Prestige PR10047First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Prestige PR10047 / Prestige PRT-10047First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Prestige PR10047 / Prestige PRST-10047First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Prestige PR10047 / Prestige PRST-10047First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Prestige PR10047 / Prestige PRST-10047First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Prestige PR10047 DJFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Japan | Prestige LPP-88105LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | Japan | Prestige LPP-88105LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | Prestige PR10047 / Prestige PR 10047LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Germany | Prestige PR 10047LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Prestige PR 10047Album, LP | Album, LP |
| ? | Germany | Bellaphon PR 10047 / Prestige PR 10047LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Prestige P-10047 / Prestige PR10047LP, Album | LP, Album |
13 vinyl pressings of Child's Dance are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1972 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, South Africa. One of them is Prestige PR10047.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PR10047, PR10047 DJ) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PRS̵T̵·10047·A-1 VAN GELDER and PRS̵T̵·10047·B-1 VAN GELDER. 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.
