Vinyl pressings
by Manfred Mann's Earth Band · 1983
Budapest (Live) was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1983, 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.
Made in Germany 020 40MV 205915 A-2Runout Side A, Variant 1
Made in Germany 020 40MV 205915 B-2Runout Side B, Variant 1
Made in Germany 40MV 205915 A-1 IIRunout Side A, Variant 2
40MV 205915 B-1 IIRunout Side A, Variant 2
205915 A-1 Made in Germany 020 40MVRunout side A, variant 1
205915 B-1 Made in Germany 020 40MVRunout side B, variant 1
205915 A-2 Made in Germany 020 40MVRunout side A, variant 2
205915 B-1 II 40MVRunout side B, variant 2
S 205915 A1 40MV 020 Made in GermanySeite 1,runout, stamped( S 40MV 020 etched)
S 205915 B1 II 40MVSeite 2,runout, stamped ( S II 40MV etched)
S 205915 ALabel, Seite 1
S 205915 BLabel, Seite 2
BRON 550 A//1∇ 420 R 113 40MV ARUNRunout, side A, stamped/etched
BRON 550 B//1∇ 420 R 114Runout, side B, stamped
SMX-61713 WRARunout Side A
SMX-61714 WRARunout Side B
SMX-61713Label Side A
SMX-61714Label Side B
R/S Alsdorf 893055 ASide A, stamped
R/S Alsdorf 893055 BSide B, stamped
893 055-1Label Side A
893 055-2Label Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Australia | Bronze L 38153 / Bronze L-38153First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Europe | Bronze 205 915-320 / Bronze 205 915First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | Bronze 205 915-320 / Bronze 205 915First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Europe | Bronze 205915-320 / Bronze 205 915First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | France | Bronze 893 055First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | Germany | Bronze 40 381 6LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1983 | Greece | Bronze 818415LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1983 | Greece | Bronze 818 415 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | New Zealand | Bronze L 38153First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1983 | Scandinavia | Bronze BRON-550First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1983 | UK | Bronze BRON 550First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Italy | Bronze BRZ 20403 - 1L / Bronze BRZ 20403 - 2LLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | Spain | Bronze I-205.915LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1984 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LSBRO 11062 / Bronze BRON 550LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1984 | US | DIR Radio Network 516LP, Transcription, LP, Single Sided, Transcription | LP, Transcription, LP, Single Sided, Transcription |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | Cohesion COMME 10LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | UK & Europe | Creature Music MANNLP014LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Unknown | Creature Music MANNLP014LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Africa | Bronze ML 4750LP, Album | LP, Album |
20 vinyl pressings of Budapest (Live) are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1983 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Europe, UK, Australia, France and more. One of them is Bronze 205 915-320.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 205 915-320, 205915-320, BRON 550, L 38153) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Made in Germany 020 40MV 205915 A-2 and Made in Germany 020 40MV 205915 B-2. 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.
