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Porgy & Bess by Ella Fitzgerald, album cover

First-year pressing

Porgy & Bess 1959 US Pressing (MG VS-6040-2)

Porgy & Bess by Ella Fitzgerald

Artist
Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong
Title
Porgy & Bess
Label
  • Verve Records MG VS-6040-2
Country
US
Released
1959
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · 2 records
Format notes
Gatefold

Runout and matrix codes

Etched or stamped in the dead wax between the last track and the label. If yours match, you have this pressing.

  • (30082)Label side A
  • (30083)Label side B
  • (30084)Label side C
  • (30085)Label side D
  • 30082 MGVS 6040 2 S1 R1 US PAT # RE 23,946 GB PAT # 713,418Var. 1 - Side A runout stamped
  • 30083 MGVS 6040 2 S2 R1Var. 1 - Side B runout stamped
  • 330084 MGVS 6040 2 S3 R2 US PAT # RE 23,946 GB PAT # 713,418Var. 1 - Side C runout stamped
  • 330085 MGVS 6040 2 S4 R2Var. 1 - Side D runout stamped
  • 30082 MGVS 6040 2 S1 R1 US PAT # RE 23,946 GB PAT # 713,418Var. 2 - Side A runout stamped
  • 30083 MGVS 6040 2 S2 R1Var. 2 - Side B runout stamped
  • 30084 MGVS 6040 2 S3 R2Var. 2 - Side C runout stamped
  • 30085 MGVS 6040 2 S4 R2Var. 2 - Side D runout stamped
All 97 pressings of Porgy & Bess