Vinyl pressings
by Ella Fitzgerald · 1961
Ella In Hollywood was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1961, 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.
MGVS-30474, V6-4053 SIDE 1, [Block "S"] [Sailor's Cap Symbol]Side A runout
MGVS-30475-1, V6-4052 SIDE 2, [Block "S"] [Sailor's Cap Symbol]Side B runout
(30,474)Side A label
(30,475)Side B label
MGV- 3 51180-1 [MGM "crown"] V-4052 SIDE 1 [MGM block "S"]Side A runout
MGV- 51181-1 V-4052 SIDE 2 [MGM block "S"]Side B runout
51,180Side A label matrix
51,181Side B label matrix
V 4052-A 51180-2 ●Side A runout, stamped
V 4052-B 51181-3 IISide B runout, stamped except "II" etched
V-4052 A (51,180)Side A label
V-4052 B (51,181)Side B label
V 4052-A 51181-3Stamped in runout, Side 1
V 4052-B 51182-3Stamped in runout, Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Canada | Verve Records V6-4052First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | Canada | Verve Records V-4052First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Canada | Verve Records V6-4052First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1961 | Netherlands | Verve Records MGV 9002First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | UK | His Master's Voice CLP 1537 / His Master's Voice CLP. 1537First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | UK | His Master's Voice CSD 1427 / His Master's Voice CSD. 1427First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Verve Records V6-4052First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Verve Records V-4052LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Verve Records V6-4052First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Verve Records V-4052LP, Album, Misprint, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Misprint, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Verve Records V-4052First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Verve Records V-4052 / Verve Records V 4052First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1961 | US | Verve Records V-4052First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Verve Records V-4052First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Verve Records V6-4052First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 1 13 0907 / Gramofonový Klub 1 13 0907LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1971 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 0 13 0907LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1979 | Japan | Verve Records MVS 2636LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | Japan | Verve Records MV 2636LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Japan | Verve Records UMV 2636LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Verve Records MGV 4052LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Australia | Verve Records V-4052LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Verve Records V6 4052LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Verve Records V6 4052LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Israel | Verve Records AN 66 - 56LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Verve Records VI 4052 / Verve Records VI4052LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | New Zealand | Verve Records V4052 / Verve Records V/V6-4052LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | South Africa | Verve Records MGV 4052LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Verve Records V6-4052LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Verve Records V6-4052LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Verve Records V6-4052LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
42 vinyl pressings of Ella In Hollywood are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1961 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, UK, Canada, Netherlands. One of them is Verve Records V6-4052.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V6-4052, V-4052, CLP 1537, CSD 1427) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MGVS-30474, V6-4053 SIDE 1, [Block "S"] [Sailor's Cap Symbol] and MGVS-30475-1, V6-4052 SIDE 2, [Block "S"] [Sailor's Cap Symbol]. 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.
