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Vinyl pressings

Now Playing

by Erroll Garner · 1965

27 pressings8 countriesJazz

Now Playing was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. 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 Now Playing

12 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 5 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

1965
Label and catalog number
MGM Records E-4335
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

E4335 Side 1 65 MG 614Runout A, etched

E4335 Side 2 65 MG 615Runout B, etched

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US

1965
Label and catalog number
MGM Records SE4335MGM Records SE-4335
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

65-ST-414-1A Side

65-ST-415-1B Side

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 27 vinyl pressings

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

1960s15 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1965CanadaMGM Records SE 4335(D) / MGM Records SE-4335First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1965CanadaMGM Records SE-4335First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1965GermanyMGM Records SE-4335 / MGM Records 665053First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · PromoLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo
1965New ZealandMGM Records MGM-MC 6220 / MGM Records MGM-MC.6220First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1965UKMGM Records MGM CS 8004First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1965UKMGM Records MGM C 8004First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1965USMGM Records T-90600 / MGM Records E-4335LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition
1965USMGM Records SE 4335 / MGM Records E/SE-4335First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1965USMGM Records E-4335First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1965USMGM Records SE4335 / MGM Records SE-4335First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1965USMGM Records E-4335First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1965USMGM Records E/SE-4335First yearLP, Album, Promo · PromoLP, Album, Promo · Promo
1965USMGM Records E-4335First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1966GermanyMGM Records 665 053LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1969German Democratic Republic (GDR)AMIGA 8 55 205LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1970s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970FrancePolydor 2393 003LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1974German Democratic Republic (GDR)AMIGA 8 55 205LPLP
1980s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980German Democratic Republic (GDR)AMIGA 8 55 205LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
1982German Democratic Republic (GDR)AMIGA 8 55 205LP, Reissue, StereoLP, Reissue, Stereo
1984UKBulldog Records BDL 4005LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
Year unknown7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?FranceMGM Records 65 053LPLP
?GermanyMGM Records 665 053LP, AlbumLP, Album
?GermanyMGM Records 65 053LP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
?ItalyMGM Records EM 4335LP, AlbumLP, Album
?USMGM Records ST-90600 / MGM Records SE-4335LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club editionLP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition
?USMGM Records 65 053LP, AlbumLP, Album
?USMGM Records E/SE4335 / MGM Records E4335LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue

Tracklist

  1. A1You Made Me Love You
  2. A2As Time Goes By
  3. A3Sonny Boy
  4. A4Charmaine
  5. A5I Found A Million Dollar Baby (In A Five And Ten Cent Store)
  6. A6I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You)
  7. B1Three O'Clock In The Morning
  8. B2Stella By Starlight
  9. B3Jeannine (I Dream Of A Lilac Time)
  10. B4Schoner Gigolo (Just A Gigolo)
  11. B5How Deep Is The Ocean
  12. B6It's Only A Paper Moon
  13. B7Newsreel Tag 'Paramount On Parade'

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Now Playing are there?

27 vinyl pressings of Now Playing are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1965 and 1984.

When was Now Playing first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1965, in UK, US, Canada, New Zealand and more. One of them is MGM Records MGM CS 8004.

How do I tell if my copy of Now Playing is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MGM CS 8004, MGM C 8004, SE 4335, E-4335) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Now Playing 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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