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The Greatest! Count Basie Plays...Joe Williams Sings Standards

by Count Basie · 1956

20 pressings6 countriesSwingVocalJazz

The Greatest! Count Basie Plays...Joe Williams… was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. 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 The Greatest! Count Basie Plays...Joe Williams…

7 pressings came out in 1956, the album's first year, in 5 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

October 1956
Label and catalog number
Verve Records MG V-2016Verve Records MGV-2016
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Orange Labels
Runout / matrix

MGV 2016A - 1 50062 I IVA side runout

MGV-2016B H /B side runout

MG V-2016 AA side label

MG V-2016 BB side label

Full details of this pressing

US

1956
Label and catalog number
Verve Records MG V-2016Verve Records MGV-2016
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Black Labels
Runout / matrix

MGV-2016A Hside A runout

MGV-2016B Hside B runout

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.

1950s7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1956ArgentinaOrfeo I.C.F.S.A. V 2003First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1956AustraliaVerve Records MGV-2016First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1956CanadaVerve Records MG V-2016 / Verve Records MGV-2016(D)First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1956UKHis Master's Voice CLP 1109First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1956USVerve Records MG V-2016 / Verve Records MGV-2016First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1956USVerve Records MG V-2016 / Verve Records MGV-2016First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1956USVerve Records MG V-2016 / Verve Records MGV-2016First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1960s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1961USVerve Records MG V-2016 / Verve Records MGV 2016LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1962USVerve Records V6 2016 / Verve Records MG V-2016LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1980s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1981JapanVerve Records UMV 2650LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1981JapanVerve Records UMV 2650LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
Year unknown9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?JapanVerve Records MV 2650LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?JapanVerve Records 833 774-1LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USVerve Records MGV-2016LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
?USVerve Records MG VS-6006LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USVerve Records MG V-2016 / Verve Records SW-90558LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition
?USVerve Records MGV-2016 / Verve Records MGV 2016LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
?USVerve Records MG VS-6006LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USVerve Records MG V-2016 / Verve Records W-90558LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition
?USVerve Records MGV-2016LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono

Tracklist

  1. A1Thou Swell
  2. A2There Will Never Be Another You
  3. A3Our Love Is Here To Stay
  4. A4'S Wonderful
  5. A5My Baby Just Cares For Me
  6. A6Nevertheless
  7. B1Singin' In The Rain
  8. B2I'm Beginning To See The Light
  9. B3A Fine Romance
  10. B4Come Rain Or Come Shine
  11. B5I Can't Believe That You’re In Love With Me
  12. B6This Can't Be Love

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of The Greatest! Count Basie Plays...Joe Williams… are there?

20 vinyl pressings of The Greatest! Count Basie Plays...Joe Williams… are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1956 and 1981.

When was The Greatest! Count Basie Plays...Joe Williams… first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Verve Records MG V-2016, released October 1956.

How do I tell if my copy of The Greatest! Count Basie Plays...Joe Williams… is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MG V-2016, CLP 1109, V 2003, MGV-2016) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MGV 2016A - 1 50062 I IV and MGV-2016B H /. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is The Greatest! Count Basie Plays...Joe Williams… 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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