Vinyl pressings
by Bud Powell · 1949
Bud Powell Piano was first pressed on vinyl in 1949. 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 1949, 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.
CLEF 242 xx11045 A stamped, etched
CLEF 245 1=x11045 B runout stamped, etched
CLEF 243 1 x11046 A runout stamped, etched
CLEF 247 = x III11046 B runout stamped, etched
CLEF 242 xx IIA runout stamped, etched
CLEF 245 1=x P-1B runout stamped, etched
CLEF 243 1xC runout stamped, etched
CLEF 247=x IIID runout stamped, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | US | Mercury C-102First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album |
| 1949 | US | Mercury C-102First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | US | Mercury MG-C-102LP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| 1950 | US | Mercury MG-C-502 / Mercury MGC-502LP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| 1950 | US | Mercury MG 35012 / Mercury MG – C-102LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono | LP, 10", Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1953 | US | Clef Records MG C-502LP, 10", Album, Reissue | LP, 10", Album, Reissue |
| 1953 | US | Mercury MG C-502 / Clef Records MG C-502LP, 10", Album, Reissue | LP, 10", Album, Reissue |
| 1954 | France | Mercury MGC-502 / Blue Star N° 6924LP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| 1956 | UK | Columbia 33C 9016LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Mercury MG-C-502 / Mercury MGC-502LP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
10 vinyl pressings of Bud Powell Piano are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1949 and 1956.
The earliest pressings are from 1949, in US. One of them is Mercury C-102.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C-102) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CLEF 242 xx and CLEF 245 1=x. 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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