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Count Basie Swings • Joe Williams Sings

by Count Basie · 1955

36 pressings9 countriesBig BandSwingJazz

Count Basie Swings • Joe Williams Sings 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 Count Basie Swings • Joe Williams Sings

3 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.

US

1955
Label and catalog number
Clef Records MG C-678
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Hollywood Pressing
Runout / matrix

MGC-678 A HSide A runout

MGC-678 B HSide B runout

11,422Side A label

11,423Side B label

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US

1955
Label and catalog number
American Recording Society G-442
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

g-442-ASide A Label

g-442-BSide B Label

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France

1955
Label and catalog number
Clef Records MG C-678Barclay 3561
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

MGC-678 ASide A Runout Stamped

MGC-678 BSide B Runout Stamped

x Barcx. 30.547Side A Label

x Barcx. 30.548Side B Label

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 36 vinyl pressings

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

1950s9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1955FranceClef Records MG C-678 / Barclay 3561First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1955USClef Records MG C-678First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1955USAmerican Recording Society G-442First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1956UKColumbia 33CX 10026LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1957USVerve Records MGV-8063 / Verve Records MG V-8063LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1957USVerve Records MGV-8063LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1957USVerve Records MGV-8063LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1957USVerve Records MGV-8063LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono
1958USVerve Records MGV-8063LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
1960s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1960USVerve Records V-8488LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1962CanadaVerve Records V-8488 / Verve Records V-8488 (C)LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1962USVerve Records V6/8488 / Verve Records V-8488LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1962USVerve Records MGV-8063LP, AlbumLP, Album
1964UKWorld Record Club T 331 / World Record Club T. 331LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition
1970s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1974USVerve Records V6-8488LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1977JapanVerve Records MV 2591LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1977JapanVerve Records MV 2591LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, MonoLP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono
1979USVerve Records 30-5710LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1980s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980YugoslaviaPGP RTB 2220326 / Verve Records 2332061LP, AlbumLP, Album
1981JapanVerve Records UMV-2591LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1989USVerve Records 825 770-1LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
2010s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2018EuropeJazz Images 37102LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited
Year unknown14 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?FranceVerve Records 2304 271LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?GermanyVerve Records 2332 061LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?GermanyVerve Records 2332 061LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · PromoLP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo
?JapanVerve Records UMV-2591LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?JapanVerve Records 825 770-1LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?NetherlandsArtone MGC 678 / Clef Records MG C-678LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?UKVerve Records 2317 111 / Verve Records 2317111LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?USVerve Records MGV-8063LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USVerve Records V-8488 / Verve Records V-8063LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?USVerve Records V6/8488LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USVerve Records V6/8488LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?USVerve Records V6-8488LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USVerve Records V6-8488LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?YugoslaviaPGP RTB 2220326 / Verve Records 2332061LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue

Tracklist

  1. A1Every Day (I Have The Blues)
  2. A2The Comeback
  3. A3Alright, Okay, You Win
  4. A4In The Evening (When The Sun Goes Down)
  5. B1Roll 'Em Pete
  6. B2Teach Me Tonight
  7. B3My Baby Upsets Me
  8. B4Please Send Me Someone To Love
  9. B5Ev'ry Day

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Count Basie Swings • Joe Williams Sings are there?

36 vinyl pressings of Count Basie Swings • Joe Williams Sings are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1955 and 2018.

When was Count Basie Swings • Joe Williams Sings first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1955, in US, France. One of them is Clef Records MG C-678.

How do I tell if my copy of Count Basie Swings • Joe Williams Sings is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MG C-678, G-442) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MGC-678 A H and MGC-678 B H. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Count Basie Swings • Joe Williams Sings 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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