Vinyl pressings
by Ella Fitzgerald · 1958
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Song… was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1958, 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.
MGV 4019A-2N RRunout side A, variant 1
MGV 4019B-2N GRunout side B, variant 1
MGV 4019A-1N O 1 2Runout side A, variant 2
MGV 4019B-1N M 1 2Runout side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | South Africa | Verve Records MG V-4019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1958 | UK | His Master's Voice CLP 1183First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Canada | Verve Records MG V-4030LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Verve Records MG VS-6052LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | Verve Records MG V-4030LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Verve Records V6-4030LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Verve Records MgV-50594-RE-1 / Verve Records MgV-50595-Re-1LP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | LP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| 1962 | UK | His Master's Voice CLP 1183LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Japan | Verve Records VLS-1028LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | Verve Records MGV 4019-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Japan | Angel Records HV 1045 / Verve Records HV-1045LP · Colored vinyl | LP · Colored vinyl |
| ? | UK | Music For Pleasure MFP 5210LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | Verve Records MG V-4030LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
13 vinyl pressings of Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Song… are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1958 and 1962.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in UK, South Africa. One of them is His Master's Voice CLP 1183, released July 4, 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CLP 1183, MG V-4019) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MGV 4019A-2N R and MGV 4019B-2N G. 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.
