US
1973- Label and catalog number
- ESP-Disk' ESP-3006
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
ESP-3006-ARunout A-Side [handwritten]
ESP-3006-BRunout B-Side [handwritten]

Vinyl pressings
by Billie Holiday · 1973
Broadcast Performances Volume 3 1956 - 1958 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.
4 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 4 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.
ESP-3006-ARunout A-Side [handwritten]
ESP-3006-BRunout B-Side [handwritten]
Series 398
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 | Australia | Image ILP 302First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Black Elephant PE 811.008First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1973 | New Zealand | ESP-Disk' DRS 1001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | ESP-Disk' ESP-3006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | Victor SMJ-6049M / ESP-Disk' SMJ-6049MLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza SX 1269 / Polskie Nagrania Muza X 1269LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza SX 1269 / Polskie Nagrania Muza X 1269LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza SX 1269 / Polskie Nagrania Muza X 1269LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Jazz Bird JAZ-2003LP, Stereo, Compilation | LP, Stereo, Compilation |
| 1982 | UK | Jazz Bird JAZ-2003LP, Stereo, Compilation | LP, Stereo, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Germany | Magic Music LP 10016LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France & Benelux | ESP-Disk' 538.103LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Happy Bird B/90141LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Tobacco Road B / 2609 / Tobacco Road B/2609LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Base Record ESP-3006LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Italy | Base Record ESP-3006 / Base Record ESP 3006LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Aspen 2006LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
17 vinyl pressings of Broadcast Performances Volume 3 1956 - 1958 are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1973 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Australia, Netherlands, New Zealand. One of them is ESP-Disk' ESP-3006.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ESP-3006, ILP 302, PE 811.008, DRS 1001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ESP-3006-A and ESP-3006-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.