US
1959- Label and catalog number
- Verve Records MG VS-8313
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo

Vinyl pressings
by Dizzy Gillespie · 1959
Have Trumpet, Will Excite! 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.
7 pressings came out in 1959, 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.
MGV-8313-A 50,726Runout etching side A
MGV-8313-B 50,727Runout etching side B
MGV-8313-A 50726Side A
MGV-8313-B 50727Side B
V 8313-A (50,726) HSide A
MGV 8313-B SIDE TWO H H ISide B
MGV 8313 A SIDE ONE ① PA Side Deadwax [Etched]
MGV 8313 B SIDE TWO ② PB Side Deadwax [Etched]
MGV 8313A-1N C 1Side A runout
MGV 8313B-1N C 1Side B runout
MGV.8313ASide A label
MGV.8313BSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Canada | Verve Records MG V-8313First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | His Master's Voice CLP 1318 / His Master's Voice CLP. 1318First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Verve Records MG VS-8313First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Verve Records MG V-8313First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Verve Records MG V-8313 / Verve Records MGV8313LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Verve Records MG V-8313First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Verve Records MG V-8313First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Verve Records V 8313 / Verve Records MG V 8313First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Australia | Verve Records MG V-8313LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Canada | Verve Records MG VS-68313 / Verve Records MGVS-68313LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1960 | Canada | Verve Records MG VS-68313 / Verve Records MGVS-68313LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1960 | US | Verve Records MG VS-68313 / Verve Records MGVS-68313LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Verve Records MG VS-6047LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Verve Records MG V-8313 / Verve Records MGV 8313LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Verve Records MG VS-6047LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Verve Records MG V-8313LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Verve Records MG V-8313 / Verve Records MGV 8313LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Verve Records MG VS-6047LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Verve Records MG VS-68313LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Verve Records MGV 8313LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Verve Records MG VS-6047 / Verve Records MGVS 6047LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | Japan | Verve Records VL-1023LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Verve Records MG V-8313 / Verve Records MG V6-8313LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Verve Records MV 2696LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Japan | Verve Records MV 2696LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Japan | Verve Records UMV 2696LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Europe | WaxTime 772111LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Verve Records MG V-8313LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Italy | Verve Records MG V-8313 / Verve Records MGV 8313LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | New Zealand | Verve Records MG V-8313LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Verve Records MG VS - 68313 / Verve Records MG V-8313LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
33 vinyl pressings of Have Trumpet, Will Excite! are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1959 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Verve Records MG VS-8313.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MG VS-8313, MG V-8313, V 8313, CLP 1318) 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.