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Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster by Coleman Hawkins, album cover

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Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster

by Coleman Hawkins · 1959

33 pressings11 countriesJazz

Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. 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 Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster

3 pressings came out in 1959, 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.

US

1959
Label and catalog number
Verve Records MG V-8327
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

MG-V-8327-A 50784 Re1Runout Side A

MG-V-8327-B 50785 ReRunout Side 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 33 vinyl pressings

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

1950s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1959UKColumbia 33CX 10143First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1959USVerve Records MG V-8327First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1959USVerve Records MG VS-6066First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1960s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1962FranceBarclay-Verve 3618 / Verve Records 3618LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1963FranceVerve Records 3618LP, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1970s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1972JapanVerve Records MV 2016LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1972South AfricaVerve Records 2352 1444LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1975JapanVerve Records MV 2532LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1980s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980BrazilVerve Records 2332094 / Verve Records 2332 094LPLP
1981JapanVerve Records UMV 2532LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1986JapanVerve Records 20MJ 0069LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1989South AfricaVerve Records GSL 331LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1990s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1994USVerve Records MG VS-6066 / Classic Records MG VS-6066LP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressingLP, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing
1995USVerve Records MG VS-6066 / Classic Records MG VS-6066LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited
2000s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2009EuropeJazz Track JT 1003 LPLP, AlbumLP, Album
2010s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2012EuropeWaxTime 771764LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited
2013USAnalogue Productions AP-6066 / Verve Records MG VS-606612", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered
2013USAnalogue Productions AP-6066 / Verve Records MG VS-606612", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited
2018EuropeVinyl Passion VP 90069LPLP
2019NetherlandsVerve Records MG VS - 6066 / Verve Records 00602577089633LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
2020s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2023WorldwideVerve Records B003737701 / UMe B003737701LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing
2023WorldwideVerve Records B0037377-01 / UMe B0037377-01LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
2024EuropeVinyl Passion VP 90069LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinylLP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl
Year unknown10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?GermanyMetro Records 2356 137LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?GermanyVerve Records 2332 094LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?GermanyVerve Records 511 036LP, AlbumLP, Album
?GermanyVerve Records 511 036 / Verve Records 711 036LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?Germany & SwitzerlandVerve Records 711 036LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?UKVerve Records 2304 169LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?UKWorld Record Club T.613LP, AlbumLP, Album
?UKVerve Records 2304 169LP, Album, Reissue, White Label, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, White Label, Stereo
?USVerve Records MG V-8327 / Verve Records MG V6-8327LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USVerve Records V-8327 / Verve Records MG V-8327LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono

Tracklist

  1. A1Blues For Yolande
  2. A2It Never Entered My Mind
  3. A3Rosita
  4. B1You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
  5. B2Prisoner Of Love
  6. B3Tangerine
  7. B4Shine On Harvest Moon

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster are there?

33 vinyl pressings of Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1959 and 2024.

When was Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK. One of them is Verve Records MG V-8327.

How do I tell if my copy of Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MG V-8327, MG VS-6066, 33CX 10143) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MG-V-8327-A 50784 Re1 and MG-V-8327-B 50785 Re. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster 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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