US
1959- Label and catalog number
- Verve Records MG V-4034Verve Records MG V 4034
- Format
- LP, Album, Mono
- Runout / matrix
MGV 4034-A 50846Runout side A
MGV 4034-B 50847Runout side B
MG V-4034 ALabel side A
MG V-4034 BLabel side B

Vinyl pressings
by Ella Fitzgerald · 1959
Hello Love 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.
3 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year. 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 4034-A 50846Runout side A
MGV 4034-B 50847Runout side B
MG V-4034 ALabel side A
MG V-4034 BLabel side B
MGVS-30210 N.Y.S. V6-4034-ARunout side A, etched
MGVS-30211 N.Y.S. V6-4034-BRunout side B, etched
MGV 4034-A 50846Side A runout
MGV 4034-B 50847Side B runout
MG V-4034 A 50,846Side A label
MG V-4034 B 50,847Side 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 | US | Verve Records MG V-4034 / Verve Records MG V 4034First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Verve Records MG VS-64034First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Verve Records MG V-4034First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Australia | Verve Records MG V-4034LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Australia | Verve Records MG V-4034LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | UK | His Master's Voice CLP 1383 / His Master's Voice CLP.1383LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | UK | His Master's Voice CSD 1315LP | LP |
| 1960 | US | Verve Records MG VS-6100LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Verve Records V6-4034LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | UK | Memoir MOIR 124LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Europe | MatchBall records 29027LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Verve Records V-4034(d)LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Verve Records V-4034 (e) / Verve Records V6 4034(E)LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Verve Records MG V-4034LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | World Record Club T 612LP | LP |
| ? | UK | World Record Club ST 614LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Hello Love are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1959 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US. One of them is Verve Records MG V-4034.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MG V-4034, MG VS-64034) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MGV 4034-A 50846 and MGV 4034-B 50847. 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.