Vinyl pressings
by Ella Fitzgerald · 1957
Ella And Her Fellas was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1957, the album's first year, in 7 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.
MG5426T2 1PSide A, stamped [variant 1]
MG5427T4 1PSide B, stamped [variant 1]
MG 5426Side A label matrix
MG 5427⦿Side B label matrix
MG5426T1 1PSSide 1, stamped [variant 1]
MG5427T1 1PSSide 2, stamped [variant 1]
MG 5426Side A label matrix
MG 5427⦿Side B label matrix
MG5426T2 1PSide A, stamped [variant 1]
MG5427T4 1PSide B, stamped [variant 1]
MG 5426Side A label matrix
MG 5427⦿Side B label matrix
MG5426T2 1PSide A, stamped
MG5427T1 1PSide B, stamped
MG 5426Side A label
MG 5427◈Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Australia | Festival Records FR12-1598First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Brazil | Decca SLP - 7847First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Canada | Decca DL 8477First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Italy | Fonit DL 8477First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Japan | Decca JDL-6036 / Decca JDL 6036First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1957 | South Africa | Brunswick LAT 8223First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Decca DL 8477First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Decca DL 8477First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Decca DL 8477First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Decca DL 8477First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Decca DL 8477First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1958 | Spain | Columbia CCLP 34025LP | LP |
| 1958 | UK | Brunswick LAT 8223LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1958 | UK | Brunswick LAT 8223 / Brunswick LAT.8223LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Spain | MCA Records S-21.614LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | UK | MCA Records MCL 1705LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1982 | UK | MCA Records MCL 1705LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | UK | MCA Records MCL 1705LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Netherlands | Vinyl Passion VP 90110LP, Album, Remastered | LP, Album, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Popular Records E52 / Popular Records E - 52LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| ? | Germany | Coral COPS 1010LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | MCA Records 204 606LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Coral COPS 1010LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Uruguay | Decca UDL 8477LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
24 vinyl pressings of Ella And Her Fellas are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1957 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, Australia, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Decca DL 8477, released June 15, 1957.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DL 8477, FR12-1598, SLP - 7847, JDL-6036) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MG5426T2 1P and MG5427T4 1P. 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.
