US
1958- Label and catalog number
- Verve Records MGV - 8229
- Format
- LP
Vinyl pressings
by Art Tatum · 1958
The Art Tatum - Buddy De Franco Quartet 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.
1 pressing 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.
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 MGV - 8229First yearLP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | US | Verve Records MGV - 8229LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Canada | Pablo Records 2310-736LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | Pablo Records 2310-736LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | Pablo Records 2310-736LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Pablo Records 2310 736LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | Pablo Records PBL 209LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | Italy | Pablo Records 2310 736 ALP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Pablo Records 2310 736LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Pablo Records 2310-736LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Brazil | Pablo Records 2310-736LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Pablo Records MTF 1064LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1979 | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB LP 4410 / Pablo Records 2310736LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Spain | Pablo Records PN 4028LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Jazz Wax Records JWR 4565LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | American Recording Society G 412LP | LP |
16 vinyl pressings of The Art Tatum - Buddy De Franco Quartet are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1958 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US. One of them is Verve Records MGV - 8229.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MGV - 8229) 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.