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Basie (E = MC²) by Count Basie Orchestra, album cover

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Basie (E = MC²)

by Count Basie Orchestra · 1958

109 pressings13 countriesBopBig BandJazz

Basie (E = MC²) was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. 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 Basie (E = MC²)

15 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 7 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.

US

January 18, 1958
Label and catalog number
Roulette R-52003Roulette R 52003
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

RLP-8-A NI 12-24-57Side A runout, variant 1

RLP-8-B NI 12-11-57Side B runout, variant 1

RLP 8A NI 12-11-57Side A runout, variant 2

RLP 8B NI 12-11-57Side B runout, variant 2

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US

March 1958
Label and catalog number
Roulette R-52003Roulette R 52003
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

RLP-8-A NI 12-24-57A-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)

RLP-8-B NI 12-11-57B-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)

RLP-8-A NI 12-24-57A-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)

RLP-8-B NI 8-28-58B-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)

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US

1958
Label and catalog number
Roulette SR-52003Roulette SR 52003
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

RSD 8A aB 7-24-58Side A runout

RSD 8B aB 7-24-58Side B runout

SR-52003-ALabel side A

SR-52003-BLabel side B

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US

1958
Label and catalog number
Roulette R-52003
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

RLP 8A NI 12-11-57Side A runout

RLP 8B NI 12-20-57Side B runout

RLP-8-ASide A label

RLP-8-BSide B label

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US

1958
Label and catalog number
Roulette R-52003
Format
LP, Album, Promo, Mono
Runout / matrix

RLP 8A NISide1 Matrix

RLP 8B NISide 2 Matrix

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Country unknown

1958
Label and catalog number
Roulette SR-52003
Format
LP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Red and Black Marble
Runout / matrix

A-Side11C RSD-8A-4 AudioMatrix 11/4/60 BellSound IV AB

B-side8-18-60 RSD 8B-2 AB

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

All 109 vinyl pressings

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

1950s18 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1958UnknownRoulette SR-52003First yearLP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl
1958ArgentinaPhilips P-630.577-LFirst yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1958CanadaRoulette R-52003 / Roulette R 52003First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1958CanadaRoulette R-52003 / Apex R-52003First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1958NetherlandsRoulette R 52003First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1958SwedenRoulette R-52003 / Sonet RLP-8First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1958UKColumbia 33SX 1084First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1958USRoulette SR-52003 / Roulette SR 52003First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1958USRoulette R-52003First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1958USRoulette R-52003First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1958USRoulette R-52003 / Roulette R 52003First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1958CanadaRoulette R-52003First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1958South AfricaRoulette R-52003 / Roulette R 52003First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1958USRoulette R-52003 / Roulette R 52003First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1958UKColumbia 33SX 1084First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
All 18 pressings from the 1950s
1960s28 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1960FranceRoulette R-52003 / Roulette R 52003LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono
1960ItalyRoulette R-52003 / Roulette R 52003LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1960USRoulette R-52003 / Roulette R 52003LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1960USRoulette SR-52003LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1960USRoulette SR-52003LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1961FranceRoulette R-52003LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1961ItalyRoulette SR 52-003 / Roulette R 52-003LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1961ItalyRoulette IR-52003LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1961USRoulette R-52003 / Roulette R 52003LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
1962NetherlandsRoulette SR-52003 / Roulette PRL S-088LP, AlbumLP, Album
1962USRoulette R-52003 / Roulette R 52003LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1962USRoulette SR-52003LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1962USRoulette SR-52003LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1963FranceRoulette VR 56012 / SVR 56012LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1963FranceRoulette VR 56012 - SVR 56012 / Roulette VR. 56012LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
All 28 pressings from the 1960s
1970s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1972SwedenGrand Prix GP-9994 / Sonet GP-9994LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1973JapanRoulette YS-2796-ROLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1975JapanRoulette YW-7508-ROLP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1976SwedenGrand Prix GP-9994 / Sonet GP-9994LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1978JapanRoulette YW-7831-ROLP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1978SpainRoulette ALBUM RE11S / Marfer ALBUM RE11SLP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1980s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1981USRoulette SR-59025LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
1981USRoulette SR-59025 / Roulette SR 59025LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
1982JapanRoulette YS-7111-ROLP, AlbumLP, Album
1984SpainRoulette SLP. 30.155 / Sovisa SLP. 30.155LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1984UKPRT NFP 5503LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1989UKRoulette ROU-1005LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1990s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1991JapanRoulette SGD-73LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited
2000s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2002USRoulette R-52003 / Classic Records R-52003LP, Album, Reissue, RemasteredLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
2009EuropeJazz Wax Records JWR 4500LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited
2009USRoulette R-52003 / Classic Records R-52003LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
2009USRoulette R-52003 / Classic Records R-52003LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono
2010s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2010SpainRoulette SR 59025LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
2010USRoulette SR 59025LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2011FranceRoulette SR 59025LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2015EuropeMotivator Company Classics Catalog 144489.1151.009LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
2017EuropeJazz Images 37037LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · LimitedLP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited
2019EuropeWaxTime In Color 950671LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited, Colored vinylLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited, Colored vinyl
2020s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2020FranceSaga 071 617-8LPLP
Year unknown39 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?UnknownSonet R-52003 / Roulette R 52003LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?CanadaRoulette SR-52003LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?CanadaRoulette R-52003 / Roulette R 52003LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
?DenmarkSonet SR 52003LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
?DenmarkSonet R-52003LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?DenmarkRoulette SR-52003 / Sonet SR 52003LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?DenmarkSonet R 52003LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?FranceRoulette CVR. 56012 / Disques Vogue CVR 56 012LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?FranceRoulette 500001 / Roulette BASIE 1LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?FranceRoulette 500001 / Roulette BASIE 1LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?FranceRoulette BASIE 1LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?FranceRoulette 500001 / Roulette BASIE 1LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?FranceRoulette CVR. 56012 / Disques Vogue CVR 56 012LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?FranceRoulette CVR. 56012 / Disques Vogue CVR 56 012LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?FranceRoulette 500001 / Roulette BASIE 1LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
All 39 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. A1The Kid From Red Bank2:38
  2. A2Duet4:10
  3. A3After Supper3:22
  4. A4Flight Of The Foo Birds3:21
  5. A5Double-O2:45
  6. A6Teddy The Toad3:40
  7. B1Whirly-Bird3:46
  8. B2Midnite Blue4:25
  9. B3Splanky3:35
  10. B4Fantail3:50
  11. B5Lil' Darlin4:47

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Basie (E = MC²) are there?

109 vinyl pressings of Basie (E = MC²) are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1958 and 2020.

When was Basie (E = MC²) first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK, Canada, South Africa and more. One of them is Roulette R-52003, released January 18, 1958.

How do I tell if my copy of Basie (E = MC²) is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R-52003, SR-52003, 33SX 1084, P-630.577-L) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RLP-8-A NI 12-24-57 and RLP-8-B NI 12-11-57. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Basie (E = MC²) 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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