Vinyl pressings
by Idris Muhammad · 1971
Black Rhythm Revolution! was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. 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 1971, 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.
PRST 10005 • A • <I w )(Side 1 runout etched [one marking looks like a witches hat the other like two C’s back to back]
PRST 10005 • B LW MCSide 2 runout etched [MC is stamped]
VAN GELDERBoth sides runout stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | South Africa | Prestige JOR 2029(P)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Prestige PRST-10005First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | France | Prestige PR 10005LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Prestige CR00353LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Prestige CR00523LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | BGP Records BGPD 1068LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | BGP Records BGPD 1068LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | BGP Records BGPD 1068LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Prestige PRST-10005LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Prestige PRT-10005LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Black Rhythm Revolution! are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1971 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, South Africa. One of them is Prestige PRST-10005, released February 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PRST-10005, JOR 2029(P)) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PRST 10005 • A • <I w )( and PRST 10005 • B LW MC. 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.
