Vinyl pressings
by Ella Fitzgerald · 1959
At The Hollywood Bowl 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.
3 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.
6D VV 20054▽A=1//670 IRunout side A, variant 1
6D VV 20054▽B=1//670 IRunout side B, variant 1
6D VV 20054▽A=1//670 111Runout side A, variant 2
6D VV 20054▽B=1//670 1Runout side B, variant 2
V-101 17-2-59Side A
V-102 17-2-59Side B
V-101Label, Side A
V-102Label, Side B
V-101 ÷ 17-2-59Runout side A
V-102 ÷ 17-2-59Runout side B
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 | Italy | Verve Records V-10136x45First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Italy | Verve Records V-10136x45First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Netherlands | Verve Records VV 20.054x45First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Germany | Verve Records 58 1077" | 7" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Austria | Verve Records V 1009 x 457", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Germany | Verve Records V 101 / Verve Records V-10136-457", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Germany | Columbia 45-DW 37", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Germany | Opera V-10 136-45 / Verve Records V-10 136-457", 45 RPM, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | 7", 45 RPM, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| ? | Germany | Verve Records V-10 136-457", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Germany | Verve Records 58 1077", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| ? | Germany | Verve Records V-10136-457", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Germany | Not On Label V 10 1367", 45 RPM, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| ? | Netherlands | Verve Records VV 20.0547", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Netherlands | Verve Records VV 20.0547", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Netherlands | Verve Records VV 20.0547", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
15 vinyl pressings of At The Hollywood Bowl are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1959 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in Netherlands, Italy. One of them is Verve Records VV 20.054x45.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VV 20.054x45, V-10136x45) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6D VV 20054▽A=1//670 I and 6D VV 20054▽B=1//670 I. 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.
