Vinyl pressings
by Anita O'Day · 1958
Anita O'Day Sings The Winners 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.
6 pressings came out in 1958, 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.
MGVS · 6002 · A B-19987 STEREO ̶M̶G̶V̶ ̶·̶ ̶8̶2̶8̶3̶ ̶·̶ ̶1 ̶·̶ ̶A̶Side A runout, variant 1
MGVS - 6002B W B-19988 A STEREO ̶M̶G̶V̶S̶ ̶·̶ ̶8̶2̶8̶3̶ ̶·̶1̶·̶ ̶B̶Side B runout, variant 1
MGVS-6002-ASide A runout, variant 2
MGVS · 6002B W B-19988 (A) A STEREO ̶M̶G̶V̶ ̶·̶ ̶8̶2̶8̶3̶ ̶·̶ ̶1̶ ̶·̶ ̶B̶Side B runout, variant 2
MGV 8283-AEtching Runout Side A
MGV 8283-BEtching Runout Side B
MGVS-6823A1 30,004 C D1Side 1
MGVS-6823A1 30,004 C D1Side 2
MGV 8283-AEtching Runout Side A
MGV 8283-BEtching Runout Side B
MGV-8283-A1 50,626 CSide A runout, etched
MGV-8283-B2 50,627 CSide B runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | US | Verve Records MG V-8283First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Verve Records MGVS-68283First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | Verve Records V-8283First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Verve Records MG V-8283First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Verve Records MG V-8283First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Verve Records MG VS-6002First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | US | Verve Records MG VS-6002LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Verve Records V6-8485LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Verve Records V-8485 / Verve Records V/8485LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Verve Records V6-8485 / Verve Records V6 8485LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1965 | Japan | Verve Records SMV 1025LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Japan | Verve Records MV 2020LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Verve Records MV 2536LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | Verve Records UMV 2536LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Japan | Verve Records 18MJ 9025LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 1982 | France | Verve Records 2304 255LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Scandinavia | Verve Records 2304 255LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Japan | Verve Records 23MJ 3256LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | Japan | Verve Records 20MJ 0070LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | Japan | Verve Records 20MJ 0070LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Italy | Verve Records MG V-8283LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Austria | Donauland 4065LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| ? | Brazil | Verve Records VMLP14053LP, Shape, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Shape, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Japan | Verve Records VLS-1001LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| ? | US | Verve Records MG V-8283 / Verve Records V6-8283LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Verve Records V-8283 / Verve Records MG V-8283LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
26 vinyl pressings of Anita O'Day Sings The Winners are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1958 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US. One of them is Verve Records MG VS-6002, released November 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MG VS-6002, MG V-8283, MGVS-68283, V-8283) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MGVS · 6002 · A B-19987 STEREO ̶M̶G̶V̶ ̶·̶ ̶8̶2̶8̶3̶ ̶·̶ ̶1 ̶·̶ ̶A̶ and MGVS - 6002B W B-19988 A STEREO ̶M̶G̶V̶S̶ ̶·̶ ̶8̶2̶8̶3̶ ̶·̶1̶·̶ ̶B̶. 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.
