US
1957- Label and catalog number
- Verve Records MGV-8118
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono

Vinyl pressings
by Art Tatum Trio · 1957
Presenting... The Art Tatum Trio was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. 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 1957, the album's first year, in 3 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.
11.746Side A label
11.747Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Australia | Verve Records MG-V-8118First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | UK | Columbia 33C 9039First year10", Album, Mono · Mono | 10", Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Verve Records MGV-8118First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Verve Records MGV-8118First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Verve Records MGV-8118First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Verve Records MGV-8118First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | France | Barclay 3592LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Japan | Verve Records VL-1032LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | Italy | VSP SVSP 57.030LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Japan | Verve Records MV 2021LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | Canada | Pablo Records 2310-735LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | Pablo Records 2310-735 ALP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Pablo Records MTF 1025LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Pablo Records MW 2175LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Verve Records MV 2537LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | Spain | Pablo Records PN 4045LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1975 | UK | Pablo Records 2310 735LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | US | Pablo Records 2310-735LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Pablo Records 2310-735LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Brazil | Pablo Records 2310 735LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | France | Pablo Records 2310-735LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Verve Records V-511107 / Verve Records VEV 000 11LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited |
| ? | France | Verve Records V 511 107LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Verve Records V-511106 / Verve Records VEV 000 12LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Reissue, Limited Edition · Limited |
| ? | France | Verve Records MGV-8118 / Barclay 3592LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Pablo Records 2310-735LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Pablo Records 2310-735LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Pablo Records 2310-735LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Verve Records MGV 8118LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Verve Records MGV-8118LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Pablo Records 2310-735LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
31 vinyl pressings of Presenting... The Art Tatum Trio are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1957 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, UK, Australia. One of them is Verve Records MGV-8118.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MGV-8118, 33C 9039, MG-V-8118) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.