US
1951- Label and catalog number
- Columbia CL 516
- Format
- LP, Mono · Six-Eye Label
- Runout / matrix
XLP 9632‑1HSide A, Stamped
XLP 9633‑1CSide B, Stamped
XLP 9632Side A, Label
XLP 9633Side B, Label
Vinyl pressings
by Benny Goodman Trio · 1951
Plays For The Fletcher Henderson Fund was first pressed on vinyl in 1951. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1951, 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.
XLP 9632‑1HSide A, Stamped
XLP 9633‑1CSide B, Stamped
XLP 9632Side A, Label
XLP 9633Side B, Label
XTV 14888A Label Matrix
XTV 14889B Label Matrix
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | US | Not On Label MB 1000First yearLP, Numbered, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono, Numbered | LP, Numbered, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono, Numbered |
| 1951 | US | Columbia CL 516First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1952 | Argentina | Columbia 8015 / Columbia 8.015LP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
| 1952 | Canada | Columbia GL 516LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1952 | US | Columbia GL 516LP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
| 1953 | Canada | Columbia GL 516LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1953 | Canada | Columbia CL 516 / Columbia GL 516LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1953 | Japan | Columbia PL 5001LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1953 | US | Columbia CL 516LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | UK | Columbia 33SX 1020LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | UK | Columbia 33SX 1020 / Columbia 33SX1020LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | Australia | Columbia 33OSX 1020 / Columbia 33-OSX-1020LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | France | Columbia 33 FPX 114LP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
| 1956 | US | Columbia CL 516LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Australia | Coronet KLP-683LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP 50203LP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 20AP 1438LP, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 20AP 1438LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Harmony HA 044LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Italy | Columbia 33 QSX 120007LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPM-181LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | South Africa | Columbia 33 JSX 1020LP | LP |
| ? | Sweden | Tax m-8041LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
23 vinyl pressings of Plays For The Fletcher Henderson Fund are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1951 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1951, in US. One of them is Columbia CL 516.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 516, MB 1000) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP 9632‑1H and XLP 9633‑1C. 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.