Vinyl pressings
by Ella Fitzgerald · 1956
The Cole Porter Songbook Volume I was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. 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 1956, 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 4001A-3NA side runout, variant 1
MGV 4001-B-1NB side runout, variant 1
MGV 4001 A-1N M 1 2A side runout, variant 2
MGV 4001-B-1N 0 1 3B side runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Japan | Angel Records HV-1001First yearLP · Colored vinyl | LP · Colored vinyl |
| 1956 | UK | His Master's Voice CLP 1083 / His Master's Voice CLP.1083First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | UK | His Master's Voice CLP 1083 / His Master's Voice CLP.1083LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Brazil | Sinter SLP-2729LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | France | Verve Records 80 033 / Barclay 80033LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1966 | US | Verve Records V6-4049LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Israel | Verve Records 2332 054LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Verve Records 2332 054LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Verve Records MGV-4001-3 / Verve Records MGV 4001-3LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Verve Records MGV 4001-3 / Verve Records MG-V-4001LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Verve Records V-4049LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Israel | Verve Records 2332 054 / Verve Records 2332-054LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Italy | Verve Records MG V-4001-1LP | LP |
| ? | New Zealand | Verve Records V-4049LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice CLP 1083 / His Master's Voice CLP.1083LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice CLP 1083 / His Master's Voice MGV 4001LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice CLP. 1083 / His Master's Voice MGV 4001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice CLP .1083LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | His Master's Voice CLP. 1083 / His Master's Voice MGV 4001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Verve Records V-4049LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Verve Records V-4049LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Venezuela | Verve Records V-4049LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
22 vinyl pressings of The Cole Porter Songbook Volume I are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1956 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in UK, Japan. One of them is His Master's Voice CLP 1083, released September 1956.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CLP 1083, HV-1001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MGV 4001A-3N and MGV 4001-B-1N. 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.
