US
February 1973- Label and catalog number
- ESP-Disk' ESP-BUD-1
- Format
- LP
- Runout / matrix
ESP-Powell-1-ARunout Side A [handwritten]
ESP-Powell-1 BRunout Side B [handwritten]
Vinyl pressings
by Bud Powell · 1973
Broadcast Performances 1953, Vol. 1 Of 6 Volumes 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.
10 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.
ESP-Powell-1-ARunout Side A [handwritten]
ESP-Powell-1 BRunout Side B [handwritten]
ESP-Powell-1-ARunout Side A [handwritten]
ESP-Powell-1 BRunout Side B [handwritten]
ESP-Powell-1-ARunout Side A [handwritten]
ESP-Powell-1 BRunout Side B [handwritten]
ESP-Powell-1-ARunout Side A [handwritten]
ESP-Powell-1 BRunout Side B [handwritten]
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 | E.S.P Explosive 538 105First yearLP | LP |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Black Elephant PE 811011First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | US | ESP-Disk' ESP-BUD-1First yearLP · Colored vinyl | LP · Colored vinyl |
| 1973 | US | ESP-Disk' ESP-BUD-1First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1973 | US | ESP-Disk' ESP-BUD-1First yearLP | LP |
| 1973 | US | ESP-Disk' ESP-BUD-1First yearLP · Colored vinyl | LP · Colored vinyl |
| 1973 | US | ESP-Disk' ESP-BUD-1First yearLP | LP |
| 1973 | US | ESP-Disk' ESP-BUD-1First yearLP · Colored vinyl | LP · Colored vinyl |
| 1973 | US | ESP-Disk' ESP-BUD-1First yearLP | LP |
| 1973 | US | ESP-Disk' ESP-BUD-1First yearLP | LP |
| 1975 | France | Musidisc 30 JA 5167 / Musidisc JA 5167LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1977 | Japan | ESP-Disk' SFX-10026LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1978 | Poland | Polskie Nagrania Muza SX 1647LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Italy | Kings Of Jazz KLJI 20019LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Germany | Magic Music LP 10009LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Musidisc 30 JA 5167 / Musidisc JA 5167LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Kings Of Jazz KLJ-20019LP, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono | LP, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono |
| ? | Italy | Base Record ESP-BUD-1 / ESP-Disk' ESP-BUD-1LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Axtor Disque Axtor Discque 7203LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Alto Records AL 715LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
20 vinyl pressings of Broadcast Performances 1953, Vol. 1 Of 6 Volumes are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1973 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, France, Netherlands. One of them is ESP-Disk' ESP-BUD-1, released February 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ESP-BUD-1, 538 105, PE 811011) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ESP-Powell-1-A and ESP-Powell-1 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.

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