Vinyl pressings
by Ella Fitzgerald · 1957
Ella And Louis Again 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.
5 pressings came out in 1957, the album's first year, in 4 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-4006-2 Side 1 50,392 ∆363Side 1, etched
MGV-4006-2 Side 2 50,393Side 2, etched
MGV-4006-2 Side 3 50,394 ∆364Side 3, etched
MGV-4006-2 Side 4 50,395Side 4, etched
MGV-4006-2 -S3-RESide 3, Stamped
MGV-4006-2-2-S4Side 4, Stamped
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 | Verve Records MGV 4006-2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1957 | South Africa | Verve Records MGV 4006-2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1957 | Netherlands | Verve Records MGV 4006-2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1957 | US | Verve Records MGV 4006-2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1957 | US | Verve Records MGV 4006-2First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | US | Verve Records V 4006-2LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 2-248LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Limited, Numbered | LP, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records MG V 4006-2LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2011 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records MG V 4006-2LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2016 | Europe | DOL DOL894HLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | WaxTime 772275LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2021 | Worldwide | Verve Records B003374701 / UMe B003374701LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2022 | Europe | WaxTime 772298LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2022 | Worldwide | Verve Records B0033747-01 / UMe B0033747-01LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| 2025 | Europe | 20th Century Masterworks 350282LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | Europe | Number One Essentials 291017LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Jazz-Line DLP 2-790 / Jazz-Line 33-133LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | World Star Collection DLP 1-790 / Jazz-Line DLP 1-790LP | LP |
| ? | Germany | Jazz-Line 33-133 / Jazz-Line DLP 2-790LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | Verve Records MGV 4006-2LP, Album | LP, Album |
20 vinyl pressings of Ella And Louis Again are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1957 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, Netherlands, Australia, South Africa. One of them is Verve Records MGV 4006-2, released October 1957.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MGV 4006-2) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MGV-4006-2 Side 1 50,392 ∆363 and MGV-4006-2 Side 2 50,393. 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.
