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Ella FitzgeraldYou Won't Be Satisfied / The Frim Fram Sauce

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You Won't Be Satisfied / The Frim Fram Sauce

by Ella Fitzgerald · 1946

10 pressings6 countriesBig BandVocalJazzPop

You Won't Be Satisfied was first pressed on vinyl in 1946. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of You Won't Be Satisfied

6 pressings came out in 1946, 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.

US

February 1946
Label and catalog number
Decca 23496
Format
Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
Runout / matrix

W73285A1A side stamped variant 1

W73286T2AA side stamped variant 1

W73285T5A 0A side stamped variant 2

W73286T2A 0B side stamped variant 2

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US

1946
Label and catalog number
Decca 23496
Format
Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
Runout / matrix

W73285T2ARunout A

W73286T2ARunout B

73285Label A

73286Label B

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UK

1946
Label and catalog number
Brunswick 03644
Format
Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
Runout / matrix

W73285T2A ST KA side runout

W73286A1 ST UB side runout

W.73285A side label

W.73286B side label

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France

1946
Label and catalog number
Decca BM 03644
Format
Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
Runout / matrix

W73285T52AA-side runout stamped

W73286A1B-side runout stamped

W 73235A label

W 73286B label

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 10 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1940s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1946CanadaDecca 23496First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1946FranceDecca BM 03644First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1946UKBrunswick 03644First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1946USDecca 23496First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1946USDecca 23496First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1946USDecca 23496First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
Year unknown4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?BelgiumDecca BM 03644Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
?BelgiumDecca BM 03644Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
?ItalyDecca BM 1250Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
?ItalyFonit 1250Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM

Tracklist

  1. AYou Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)
  2. BThe Frim Fram Sauce

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of You Won't Be Satisfied are there?

10 vinyl pressings of You Won't Be Satisfied are listed here, from 6 countries.

When was You Won't Be Satisfied first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1946, in US, UK, Canada, France. One of them is Decca 23496, released February 1946.

How do I tell if my copy of You Won't Be Satisfied is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 23496, 03644, BM 03644) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, W73285A1 and W73286T2A. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is You Won't Be Satisfied on vinyl worth?

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.

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