US
December 1955- Label and catalog number
- Blue Note BLP 1503
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono · Flat Edge
Vinyl pressings
The Amazing Bud Powell (Volume 1)
by Bud Powell · 1955
58 pressings9 countriesBopJazz
The Amazing Bud Powell (Volume 1) was first pressed on vinyl in 1955. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
How to spot a first pressing of The Amazing Bud Powell (Volume 1)
1 pressing came out in 1955, 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.
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
All 58 vinyl pressings
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
1950s5 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | US | Blue Note BLP 1503First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Blue Note BLP 1503LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Blue Note BLP 1503LP, Album, Remastered, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Remastered, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Blue Note BLP 1503LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Blue Note BLP 1503LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
1960s13 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | US | Blue Note BLP 1503LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Blue Note BLP 1503LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Blue Note BLP 1503LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Blue Note BLP 1503LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Japan | Blue Note BLP 1503LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BST 81503 / Blue Note BLP 1503LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BLP 1503LP, Album, Mono, Reissue, Remastered · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue, Remastered · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BLP 1503LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BLP 1503LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BLP 1503LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BLP 1503LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BLP 1503LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BST 81503 / Blue Note BLP 1503LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
1970s13 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Blue Note BST 81503 / Blue Note BLP 1503LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Blue Note BST-81503LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1973 | Japan | Blue Note NR-8832 / Blue Note BLP-1503LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | Japan | Blue Note NR-8832 / Blue Note BLP-1503LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | US | Blue Note BST-81503LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1975 | US | Blue Note BST-81503LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1976 | Japan | Blue Note LNJ-70085 / Blue Note BLP-1503LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1976 | Japan | Blue Note LNJ-70085LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Blue Note 5C 038 .98562S / Blue Note 5C 038-98562LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | US | Blue Note BST-81503LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | Blue Note GXK 8071(M) / Blue Note BLP 1503LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | US | Blue Note BST-81503LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | UK | Blue Note BNS 40005LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
1980s6 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | France | Blue Note BLP 1503LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| 1982 | France | Blue Note BLP 1503LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| 1983 | Japan | Blue Note BLP-1503LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| 1985 | Europe | Blue Note BST 81503LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| 1985 | US | Blue Note BST 81503 / Blue Note BST-81503LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| 1985 | US | Blue Note BST 81503LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
1990s1 pressing
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Japan | Blue Note BN 1503 / Blue Note BLP 1503LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited |
2010s4 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Japan | Blue Note DBLP-033 / Blue Note BLP 1503LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Limited |
| 2014 | Europe | Blue Note BLP 1503 / Universal Music Group 0602537864706LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| 2014 | US | Blue Note B0020925-01 / UMe B0020925-01LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| 2015 | Europe | DOL DOL864HLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
2020s3 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Spain | Blue Note 1503 / Blue Note BLP 1503LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2020 | Portugal | Blue Note 1503 / Blue Note BLP 1503LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Blue Note 00602458319804 / UMe 00602458319804LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
Year unknown13 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Blue Note BST 81503LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Blue Note BST 81503 / Blue Note 81503LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Blue Note BST 81503LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Blue Note BST 81503LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Japan | Blue Note NR-8832 / Blue Note BLP-1503LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Blue Note BNS 40005LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Blue Note LW-81503LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue, Remastered |
| ? | US | Blue Note BLP 1503LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Blue Note BLP 1503LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Blue Note BLP 1503LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Blue Note BLP 1503LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Blue Note BST 81503 / Blue Note BLP 1503LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| ? | US | Blue Note BST 81503LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
Tracklist
- A1Un Poco Loco (1st Take)
- A2Un Poco Loco (2nd Take)
- A3Un Poco Loco
- A4Dance Of The Infidels
- A552nd St. Theme
- A6It Could Happen To You (Alternate Master)
- B1A Night In Tunisia
- B2A Night In Tunisia (Alternate Master)
- B3Wail
- B4Ornithology
- B5Bouncing With Bud
- B6Parisian Thoroughfare
Questions
How many vinyl pressings of The Amazing Bud Powell (Volume 1) are there?
58 vinyl pressings of The Amazing Bud Powell (Volume 1) are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1955 and 2024.
When was The Amazing Bud Powell (Volume 1) first released on vinyl?
The earliest pressings are from 1955, in US. One of them is Blue Note BLP 1503, released December 1955.
How do I tell if my copy of The Amazing Bud Powell (Volume 1) is a first pressing?
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BLP 1503) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
How much is The Amazing Bud Powell (Volume 1) on vinyl worth?
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.
