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Cecil PaynePerforming Charlie Parker Music

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Performing Charlie Parker Music

by Cecil Payne · 1961

12 pressings4 countriesBopJazz

Performing Charlie Parker Music was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. 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 Performing Charlie Parker Music

7 pressings came out in 1961, 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.

UK

1961
Label and catalog number
Charlie Parker Records AJS 7-SEgmont AJS 7-S
Format
LP
Runout / matrix

AJS 7 A + 1Side A Runout

AJS 7 B + 1Side B Runout

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US

1961
Label and catalog number
Charlie Parker Records PLP-801
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

PLP-801-S-A

PLP-801-S-B

Full details of this pressing

US

1961
Label and catalog number
Charlie Parker Records PLP-801
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

PLP-801-S-A

PLP-801-S-B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 12 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1961UKCharlie Parker Records AJS 7-S / Egmont AJS 7-SFirst yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1961UKCharlie Parker Records AJS 7-S / Egmont AJS 7-SFirst yearLPLP
1961USCharlie Parker Records PLP-801First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1961USCharlie Parker Records PLP 801-SFirst yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1961USCharlie Parker Records PLP-801First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1961USCharlie Parker Records PLP-801 SFirst yearLP, Album, Misprint, StereoLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo
1961USCharlie Parker Records PLP-801First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1970s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1976UKDJM Records DJSLM 2032LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1980s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1983USCharlie Parker Records CP-506LPLP
Year unknown3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?JapanOverseas Records ULS-1537-VLP, AlbumLP, Album
?MexicoCoRo PLP-801LP, AlbumLP, Album
?USCharlie Parker Records PLP-801 SLP, Album, Misprint, StereoLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Cool Blues3:32
  2. A2Shawnuff4:27
  3. A3Relaxin' At Camarillo5:11
  4. A4Bongo Bop3:50
  5. B1The Hymn4:40
  6. B2Communion4:49
  7. B3Bongo Beep4:37

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Performing Charlie Parker Music are there?

12 vinyl pressings of Performing Charlie Parker Music are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1961 and 1983.

When was Performing Charlie Parker Music first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1961, in UK, US. One of them is Charlie Parker Records AJS 7-S.

How do I tell if my copy of Performing Charlie Parker Music is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AJS 7-S, PLP-801, PLP 801-S, PLP-801 S) 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 Performing Charlie Parker Music 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.

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