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Benny Goodman Presents Fletcher Henderson Arrangements

by Benny Goodman · 1953

20 pressings7 countriesBig BandSwingJazz

Benny Goodman Presents Fletcher Henderson… was first pressed on vinyl in 1953. 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 Benny Goodman Presents Fletcher Henderson…

6 pressings came out in 1953, 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.

US

1953
Label and catalog number
Columbia GL 524
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

A XLP13453-1ASide A runout

B XLP13468-1ASide B runout

GL 524Side A label

GL 525Side B label

Full details of this pressing

Canada

1953
Label and catalog number
Columbia GL 524
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

XLP13453-1A CA runout stamped

XLP13468-1A CB runout stamped

Full details of this pressing

Canada

1953
Label and catalog number
Columbia CL 524
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

XLP13453-1ARunout Side A, stamped

XLP13468-1DRunout Side B, stamped

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 20 vinyl pressings

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

1950s12 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1953CanadaColumbia CL 524 / Columbia CL524First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1953CanadaColumbia GL 524First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1953CanadaColumbia CL 524First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1953NetherlandsPhilips B 07011 LFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1953USColumbia CL 524LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
1953USColumbia GL 524First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1953USColumbia B-357First year7", 45 RPM, Album7", 45 RPM, Album
1953USColumbia CL 524LP, Album, RepressLP, Album, Repress
1954AustraliaPhilips B 07011 LLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1955USColumbia CL 524LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1958SpainPhilips B 07011 LLP, ReissueLP, Reissue
1958AustraliaCoronet KLP 682LP, AlbumLP, Album
Year unknown8 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?NetherlandsPhilips B 07011 LLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?NetherlandsPhilips B 07011 LLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?NetherlandsPhilips B 07011 LLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?NorwayPhilips B 07011 LLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?South AfricaPhilips B 07011 LLP, AlbumLP, Album
?USColumbia JGL 524LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?USColumbia CL 524LP, Album, Promo · PromoLP, Album, Promo · Promo
?USCBS Special Products JGL 524LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono

Tracklist

  1. A1Honeysuckle Rose
  2. A2I'll Never Say "Never Again" Again
  3. A3Somebody Stole My Gal
  4. A4Frenesi
  5. A5Just You, Just Me
  6. A6Stealin' Apples
  7. B1What A Little Moonlight Can Do
  8. B2Night And Day (From "The Gay Divorcee")
  9. B3Crazy Rhythm
  10. B4You're A Heavenly Thing
  11. B5Can't You Tell?
  12. B6Henderson Stomp

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Benny Goodman Presents Fletcher Henderson… are there?

20 vinyl pressings of Benny Goodman Presents Fletcher Henderson… are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1953 and 1958.

When was Benny Goodman Presents Fletcher Henderson… first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1953, in US, Canada, Netherlands. One of them is Columbia GL 524.

How do I tell if my copy of Benny Goodman Presents Fletcher Henderson… is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GL 524, B-357, CL 524, B 07011 L) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A XLP13453-1A and B XLP13468-1A. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Benny Goodman Presents Fletcher Henderson… 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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