Vinyl pressings
by Charles Earland · 1970
Black Talk! was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. 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 1970, 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.
PRST.7758.ASide A runout, variant 1
PRST.7758.BSide B runout, variant 1
PRST-7758-A LW VAN GELDERSide A runout, variant 2
PRST-7758-B LW VAN GELDERSide B runout, variant 2
PRST.7758.A LW [Etched] VAN GELDER [Stamped]Side A Matrix
PRST.7758.B LW [Etched] VAN GELDER [Stamped]Side B Matrix
PRST 7758Side A Label
PRST 7758Side B Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Prestige PRST 7758 / Prestige PR 7758First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Prestige PRST 7758 / Prestige PR 7758First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Prestige PR 10024 / Prestige PRST 7758LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Prestige PR 7758 / Prestige PRT-10024LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Prestige PRST 10024LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Prestige PRST 10024LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | South Africa | Prestige GSL 183LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | US | Original Jazz Classics OJC-335 / Prestige P-7758LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | US | Original Jazz Classics OJC-335 / Prestige P-7758LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | Original Jazz Classics OJC-335 / Prestige P-7758LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Prestige PR 10024LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Prestige PR 10024 / Prestige P-10024LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Prestige PR 10024 / Prestige PRT-10024LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of Black Talk! are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1970 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US. One of them is Prestige PRST 7758.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PRST 7758) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PRST.7758.A and PRST.7758.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.
