Vinyl pressings
by Ella Fitzgerald · 1959
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Gershwin Song Book… 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.
11 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.
MGVS -7000 -A 30,116Side A runout, etched
S 30117 RE1 -2Side B runout, stamped
MGVS-7000-A2 30,116[Variant 1] Side A - etched
MG-VS-7000-B-11 30,117 C[Variant 1] Side B - etched
MGV-4013-A 2 H IIIIRunout Side A, Stamped (except I), variant 1
MGV-4013-B 3 H IIIIRunout Side B, Stamped, variant 1
MGV-4013-A IIIRunout Side A, Stamped, variant 2
MGV-4013-BRunout Side B, Stamped, variant 2
MGVS-7000-A 30,116 IIIII X II HSide A runout, etched
VS-7000-B (30117) HH ISide B runout, Etched
MGVS-7000-A2 30,116[Variant 1] Side A - etched
MG-VS-7000-B-11 30,117 C[Variant 1] Side B - etched
MGV4013A1 50550 C2F ISide A runout stamped, I etched [variant 1]
MGV-4013-B-RE-14 50551 H.J ISide B runout etched [variant 1]
MGV4013A1 50550 B|||Side A runout stamped, III etched [variant 2]
MGV-4013-B—RE-14 50551 H· DIIISide B runout, etched, D stamped [variant 2]
MGVS-7000-A 30,116 HSide A etched
MGVS-7000-B 30,117 IHSide B etched
VS-7000A 30,116 C llSide A runout
MGVS-7000-11 30117 C DSide B runout
MG VS-7000 A (30,116)Side A label
MG VS-7000 B (30,117)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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Canada | Verve Records MGVS-7000First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1959 | Canada | Verve Records MGV-4013 / Verve Records MG V-4013First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Verve Records MGVS-7000 / Verve Records MGVS 7000First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Verve Records MGV-4013 / Verve Records MG V-4013First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Verve Records MGV-4013 / Verve Records MG V-4013LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Verve Records MGV-4013 / Verve Records MG V-4013LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Verve Records MGVS-7000 / Verve Records MGVS 7000First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Verve Records MGV-4013 / Verve Records MG V-4013First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Verve Records MGVS-7000 / Verve Records MGVS 7000First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Verve Records MGVS-7000 / Verve Records MGVS 7000First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Verve Records MGV-4013 / Verve Records MG V-4013First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Verve Records MGVS-7000 / Verve Records MGVS 7000First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Verve Records MGV-4013 / Verve Records MG V-4013First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Europe | WaxTime 772241LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Verve Records MGV-4013 / Verve Records MG V-4013LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
15 vinyl pressings of Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Gershwin Song Book… are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1959 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, Canada. One of them is Verve Records MGVS-7000.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MGVS-7000, MGV-4013) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MGVS -7000 -A 30,116 and S 30117 RE1 -2. 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.
