Vinyl pressings
by Ella Fitzgerald · 1962
Ella Swings Brightly With Nelson was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 6 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.
61-VG-166-1 V-4054-A [logo]Runout, side A, etched (Variant 1)
61-VG-167 V-4054-B [logo]Runout, side B, etched (Variant 1)
61-VG-166 3 V-4054-A I [logo]Runout, side A, etched ("3", "I [logo]" stamped) (Variant 2)
61-VG-167 5 V-4054-B I [logo]Runout, side B, etched ("5", "I [logo]" stamped) (Variant 2)
1 61-VGS-566 V6-4054-A [Block-shaped "S" stamp]Runout side A
2 61-VGS-567 V6-4054-B 1Runout side B
V6-4054-ALabel side A
V6-4054-BLabel side B
V-4054 A 61-VG-166A side runouts
V-4054 B 61 VG-167B side runouts
VG-166A side label
VG-167B side label
V-4054ALabel:Side A
V-4054BLabel:Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Chile | Verve Records V-4054First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Netherlands | Verve Records MGV 9009First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | New Zealand | Verve Records V-4054First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | South Africa | Verve Records MGV 4054First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | World Record Club TP 594LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Verve Records V-4054First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Verve Records V6-4054 / Verve Records V6 4054First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Verve Records V-4054First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | Verve Records VLP 9001 / Verve Records V-4054First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | UK | Verve Records SVLP. 9001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | UK | Verve Records VLP 9001First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Japan | Verve Records POJJ-1561LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Spain | WaxTime 771780LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2017 | Europe | Spiral Records 8105255LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Verve Records V-4054LP | LP |
| ? | Brazil | Verve Records VMLP-14025 / Copacabana VMLP 14025LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Verve Records V-4054LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Italy | Verve Records VI 4054LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | World Record Club T 594LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | World Record Club T 594 / World Record Club ST 594LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
20 vinyl pressings of Ella Swings Brightly With Nelson are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1962 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Chile, Netherlands and more. One of them is Verve Records V-4054.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V-4054, V6-4054, VLP 9001, SVLP. 9001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 61-VG-166-1 V-4054-A [logo] and 61-VG-167 V-4054-B [logo]. 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.
