US
1957- Label and catalog number
- Verve Records MGV-8007Verve Records MG V-8007
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono · Yellow Labels
Vinyl pressings
by Charlie Parker · 1957
Charlie Parker Plays Cole Porter 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.
3 pressings came out in 1957, 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.
11,768A side label
11,769B side label
M̶G̶C̶ ̶•̶ ̶5̶0̶0̶7̶A MGV • 8007A ェA side
M̶G̶C̶ ̶•̶ ̶5̶0̶0̶7̶B MGV • 8007B ェB side
MGV 8007-A-2N A 12Runout side A
MGV 8007 B-1N G 1Runout side B
MGV-8007 ALabel side A
MGV-8007 BLabel side B
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 | UK | Columbia 33CX 10090First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Verve Records MGV-8007 / Verve Records MG V-8007First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Verve Records MGV-8007 / Verve Records MG V-8007First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | France | Barclay GLP 3597LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Netherlands | Verve Records MGV-8007 / Verve Records MG V-8007LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Verve Records MGV-8007 / Verve Records MG V-8007LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Japan | Verve Records MV 2044LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | Japan | Verve Records MV 2044LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Japan | Verve Records 20MJ 0055LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Bird's Nest 840109LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Columbia YL 3002LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Verve Records MGV-8007 / Verve Records V-8007LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| ? | US | Verve Records V6-8007LP, Album, Enhanced, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Enhanced, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| ? | US | Verve Records V6-8007LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of Charlie Parker Plays Cole Porter are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1957 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, UK. One of them is Verve Records MGV-8007.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MGV-8007, 33CX 10090) 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.