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Vinyl pressings

Side By Side

by Duke Ellington · 1959

50 pressings13 countriesPost BopSwingJazz

Side By Side 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 Side By Side

1 pressing came out in 1959, the album's first year. 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.

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 50 vinyl pressings

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

1950s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1959USVerve Records MG VS-6109First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1960s12 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1960CanadaVerve Records MG V-8345LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1960South AfricaVerve Records V6-8345LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1960UKHis Master's Voice CLP 1374LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1960USVerve Records MG V-8345LP, Album, Repress, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono
1960USVerve Records MG VS-6109LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1960USVerve Records MG V-8345LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1960USVerve Records V-8345 / Verve Records MG V-8345LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1960USVerve Records V-8345 / Verve Records MG V-8345LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1961SpainLa Voz De Su Amo LCLP 174LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1961SpainLa Voz De Su Amo LCLP 174LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
1961USVerve Records V6 -8345LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1965GermanyVerve Records 711 031LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1970s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1971GermanyVerve Records 711 031LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1971JapanVerve Records MV 2011LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1976FranceVerve Records 2317 101LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1980s7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980FranceVerve Records 2304 417LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1984GermanyVerve Records 821 578-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
1985BrazilVerve Records 2352 071LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1985JapanVerve Records 20MJ 0040LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1986BrazilVerve Records 821578-1 / Verve Records 821 578-1LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1988BrazilVerve Records 821578-1 / Verve Records 821 578-1LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo
1988South KoreaVerve Records 821-578-1 / Sung Eum SEL-RG-1039LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1990s4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1994USClassic Records MG VS-6109 / Verve Records MG VS-6109LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing
1995USClassic Records MG VS-6109 / Verve Records MG VS-6109LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · LimitedLP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited
1995USClassic Records MG VS-6109 / Verve Records MG VS-6109LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1995USClassic Records MG VS-6109 / Verve Records MG VS-6109LP, Single Sided, Limited Edition, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, LimitedLP, Single Sided, Limited Edition, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited
2000s5 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2000USClassic Records MGVS - 6109 / Verve Records MGVS - 6109LP, 45 RPM, Single Sided, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · LimitedLP, 45 RPM, Single Sided, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited
2006USClassic Records MG VS-8345LP, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
2006USVerve Records MGVS - 6109LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
2009GermanySpeakers Corner Records MGVS-6109 / Speakers Corner Records MG VS-6109LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
2009GermanySpeakers Corner Records MGVS - 6109LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing
2010s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2012SpainWaxTime 771796LP, Limited Edition, Remastered · LimitedLP, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited
2013USAnalogue Productions AP-6109 / Verve Records MG VS-610912", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
2017EuropeSpiral Records 8105244LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · LimitedLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited
2020s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2025WorldwideVerve Records 602475736066 / UMe 602475736066LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
Year unknown14 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?GermanyVerve Records 2332 045LP, Album, Stereo, ReissueLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue
?GermanyVerve Records 511 031LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?GermanyVerve Records 711 031LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono
?JapanVerve Records VLS-1017LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?NetherlandsVerve Records 2352 071LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?NetherlandsVerve Records 2352 071LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?South AfricaVerve Records MG V-8345LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?South AfricaVerve Records VRL 1004LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?SpainLa Voz De Su Amo LCLP 174LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?USVerve Records MGVS-6109 / Verve Records MG VS-6109LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USVerve Records V6-8345LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USVerve Records V6-8345LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USVerve Records V-8345LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?USVerve Records V6-8345LP, StereoLP, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Stompy Jones
  2. A2Squeeze Me
  3. A3Big Shoe
  4. A4Going Up
  5. B1Just A Memory
  6. B2Let's Fall In Love
  7. B3Ruint
  8. B4Bend One
  9. B5You Need To Rock

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Side By Side are there?

50 vinyl pressings of Side By Side are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1959 and 2025.

When was Side By Side first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US. One of them is Verve Records MG VS-6109.

How do I tell if my copy of Side By Side is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MG VS-6109) 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 Side By Side 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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