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Back To Back (Duke Ellington And Johnny Hodges Play The Blues)

by Duke Ellington · 1959

61 pressings15 countriesSwingJazz

Back To Back 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 Back To Back

5 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 - 8317Verve Records MG V-8317
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

MGV 8317-ASide A runout

MGV 8317-BSide B runout

MG V-8317 ASide A label

MG V-8317 BSide B label

Full details of this pressing

UK

1959
Label and catalog number
His Master's Voice CLP 1316
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

MGV8317A-2NSide A

MGV8317-B-3NSide B

Full details of this pressing

UK

1959
Label and catalog number
His Master's Voice CLP 1316
Format
LP · Label Variant
Runout / matrix

MGV8317A-2NSide A

MGV8317-B-3NSide B

Full details of this pressing

UK

1959
Label and catalog number
His Master's Voice CLP 1316
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Trumpeter Label
Runout / matrix

MGV 8317-A2N R 12Side A stamped

MGV 8317-B-3N R 1Side B stamped

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 61 vinyl pressings

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

1950s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1959UKHis Master's Voice CLP 1316First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1959UKHis Master's Voice CLP 1316First yearLPLP
1959UKHis Master's Voice CLP 1316First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959USVerve Records MG V-8317First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1959USVerve Records MG V - 8317 / Verve Records MG V-8317First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1960s11 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1960FranceBarclay 5013 / Barclay-Verve N° 5013LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1960USVerve Records MG V - 8317 / Verve Records MG V-8317LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1961USVerve Records MG VS-6055LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1961USVerve Records MG V-8317 / Verve Records V6-8317LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1961USVerve Records MG V-8317 / Verve Records V-8317LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1962JapanVerve Records VL-1046LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1963GermanyVerve Records V-8317LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1965FranceVerve Records V6-8317LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1965JapanVerve Records SMV-1028 / Verve Records MV-1028LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1965JapanVerve Records MV-1028LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1968FranceVerve Records V6-8317LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1970s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970South AfricaVerve Records V6-8317 ALP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1980s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1981GreeceVerve Records 2304 503LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1985JapanVerve Records 20MJ 0041LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1990s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1995USVerve Records MG VS-6055 / Classic Records MG VS-6055LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
1995USVerve Records MG VS-6055-4512", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing12", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing
2010s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2010SpainJazz Wax Records JWR 4528LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
2010GermanyVerve Records MG VS-6055 / Verve Records 6055LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
2010GermanySpeakers Corner Records 6055 / Verve Records MGVS-6055LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing
2012USAnalogue Productions AP-6055 / Verve Records MG VS-605512", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered
2020s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2023EuropeWaxTimeRecords 772341LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited
2024WorldwideVerve Records 602465124491 / UMe 602465124491LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
Year unknown34 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?UnknownVerve Records 2352 072LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?CanadaVerve Records MG V-8317(D)LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
?CanadaVerve Records MG V-8317(D)LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?ChileVerve Records 172.018LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?FranceVerve Records V6-8317LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?FranceVerve Records V6-8317LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?FranceVerve Records V6-8317 / Verve Records V6 8317LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
?FranceVerve Records MG V-8317 / Barclay 5013LP, AlbumLP, Album
?FranceVerve Records V6-8317LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?FranceVerve Records V6-8317LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?GermanyVerve Records 2304 503LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?GermanyVerve Records MGV 8317LPLP
?GermanyVerve Records MGV 8317LPLP
?GermanyVerve Records V6-8317LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?GermanyVerve Records V6-8317LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
All 34 pressings from unknown years

Tracklist

  1. A1Wabash Blues
  2. A2Basin Street Blues
  3. A3Beale Street Blues
  4. B1Weary Blues
  5. B2St. Louis Blues
  6. B3Loveless Love
  7. B4Royal Garden Blues

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Back To Back are there?

61 vinyl pressings of Back To Back are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1959 and 2024.

When was Back To Back first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK. One of them is Verve Records MG V-8317.

How do I tell if my copy of Back To Back is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MG V-8317, MG V - 8317, CLP 1316) 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.

How much is Back To Back 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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