Vinyl pressings
by Donald Byrd · 1973
Black Byrd was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1973, 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.
BN-LA 047-S-1 9-22 RSTEC #Runout A etched - Variant 1
BN-LA 047-S-2 - (2) RIRunout B etched - Variant 1
BN-LA 047-S-1 Re1 66Runout A etched - Variant 2
66 BN-LA 047-S-2 Re1Runout B etched - Variant 2
BN-LA 047-S-1 Re 1Runout A, variant 1
BN-LA 047-S-2-(2) Re 1Runout B, variant 1
BN-LA 047-S-1 Re 1 1Runout A, variant 2
BN-LA 047-S-2 Re 1 1Runout B, variant 2
BN-LA 047-S1-RE-1 TISide A runout
BN-LA 047-S2-RE-1 TISide B runout
BN-LA 047-S-1 Re 1 Tv 66Runout A
BN-LA 047-S-2 Re 1 66 TvRunout B
BN-LA047-F / BN-LA 047-S-1 ReIPrint on Label S. 1 / Runout S. 1 [etched]
BN-LA047-F / BN-LA 047-S-2 - (2) ReIPrint on Label S. 2 / Runout S. 2 [etched]
BN-LA 047-S-1 RE 1 66Runout side A, etched
BN-LA 047-S-2 RE 1 66Runout side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | Blue Note L34957First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Blue Note BN-LA047-FFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Blue Note BST 84 432 K / Blue Note BN-LA 047 FFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | India | Liberty BN-LA047 / Liberty BNLA. 47First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | Blue Note LNP-88137First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Blue Note LNP-88137First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Blue Note BN-LA047-FFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Blue Note BN-LA047-FFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Blue Note BN-LA047-FFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Blue Note BN-LA047-FFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Blue Note BN-LA047-FFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Blue Note BN-LA047-FFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Blue Note BN-LA047-F / Blue Note SW 95111LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1973 | US | Blue Note BN-LA047-FLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1973 | US | Blue Note BN-LA047-FFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Europe | Blue Note 7 84466 1 / Blue Note B1 84466LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1992 | Europe | Blue Note 7 84466 1 / Blue Note B1 84466LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1993 | Japan | Blue Note BN 0047 / Blue Note BN-LA047-FLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1993 | Japan | Blue Note BN 0047 / Blue Note BN-LA047-FLP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | US | Blue Note BN-LA047-F / Blue Note BLP-LA047LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2005 | US | Blue Note BLP-LA047 / Blue Note BN-LA047-FLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | UK | Blue Note 3781389LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | Europe | Blue Note BN-LA047-FLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2014 | US | Blue Note BN-LA047-F / UMe B0020643-01LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Blue Note BST 84 432 KLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Blue Note BN-LA047-FLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Blue Note BN-LA047-FLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Blue Note BN-LA047-F / Blue Note 95111LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| ? | US | Blue Note BN-LA047-FLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Blue Note BN-LA047-FLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Blue Note BN-LA047-FLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Blue Note BN-LA047-FLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
41 vinyl pressings of Black Byrd are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1973 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Blue Note BN-LA047-F.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BN-LA047-F, L34957, BST 84 432 K, BN-LA047) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BN-LA 047-S-1 9-22 RSTEC # and BN-LA 047-S-2 - (2) RI. 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.
