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The Art Tatum - Roy Eldridge - Alvin Stoller - John Simmons Quartet

by Art Tatum · 1955

18 pressings9 countriesJazz

The Art Tatum - Roy Eldridge - Alvin Stoller -… was first pressed on vinyl in 1955. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of The Art Tatum - Roy Eldridge - Alvin Stoller -…

2 pressings came out in 1955, 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.

France

1955
Label and catalog number
Clef Records MGC 679Barclay 30549
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

MGC 679 ASide A

MGC 679 BSide B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 18 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1950s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1955FranceClef Records MGC 679 / Barclay 30549First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1955USClef Records MGC 679First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1956UKColumbia 33CX 10042LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1970s8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1975CanadaPablo Records 2310 734LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1975ItalyPablo Records PBL203LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1975UKPablo Records 2310 734LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1975USPablo Records 2310-734LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1975USPablo Records 2310 734LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1975USPablo Records 2310 734LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1976FrancePablo Records 2310 734LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1977BrazilPablo Records 2310 734LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1980s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1981SpainPablo Records PN 4002LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
Year unknown6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?GermanyPablo Records 2310 734LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
?JapanPablo Records MTF 1071LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?USPablo Records 2310-734LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USVerve Records MGV-8064LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?USVerve Records MGV-8064LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?USPablo Records 2310-734LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Night And Day
  2. A2The Moon Is Low
  3. A3In A Sentimental Mood
  4. A4This Can't Be Love
  5. B1I Won't Dance
  6. B2Moon Song
  7. B3You Took Advantage Of Me
  8. B4I Surrender Dear

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of The Art Tatum - Roy Eldridge - Alvin Stoller -… are there?

18 vinyl pressings of The Art Tatum - Roy Eldridge - Alvin Stoller -… are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1955 and 1981.

When was The Art Tatum - Roy Eldridge - Alvin Stoller -… first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1955, in US, France. One of them is Clef Records MGC 679.

How do I tell if my copy of The Art Tatum - Roy Eldridge - Alvin Stoller -… is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MGC 679) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MGC 679 A and MGC 679 B. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is The Art Tatum - Roy Eldridge - Alvin Stoller -… on vinyl worth?

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.

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