My Very Good Friend The Milkman / Shortnin' Bread

by Fats Waller & His Rhythm · 1948

14 pressings5 countriesSwingJazz

My Very Good Friend The Milkman was first pressed on vinyl in 1948. 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 My Very Good Friend The Milkman

1 pressing came out in 1948, 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.

UK

October 1948

Label and catalog number

His Master's Voice B.D.1218

Format

Shellac, 10", 78 RPM · DT

Runout / matrix

OA.88992-2 G HA side runout

OA.053799 ◇ RG B-11078AB side runout

OA.88992A side label

OA.053799B side 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 14 vinyl pressings

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1940s2 pressings

Year	Country	Label and catalog number	Format
1948	UK	His Master's Voice B.D.1218First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM	Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
1949	UK	His Master's Voice B.D.1218Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress	Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress

1950s6 pressings

Year	Country	Label and catalog number	Format
1950	UK	His Master's Voice B.D.1218Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress	Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress
1951	UK	His Master's Voice B.D.1218Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress	Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress
1953	France	La Voix De Son Maître 7 GF 1767", 45 RPM	7", 45 RPM
1953	UK	His Master's Voice B.D.1218Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress	Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress
1953	UK	His Master's Voice 7M 1287", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono	7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono
1955	UK	His Master's Voice B.D. 1218Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress	Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress

Year unknown6 pressings

Year	Country	Label and catalog number	Format
?	Denmark	His Master's Voice 7M 1287", 45 RPM, Single	7", 45 RPM, Single
?	India	His Master's Voice BD, 1218Shellac, 10", 78 RPM	Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
?	Norway	His Master's Voice 7M1287", 45 RPM, Single	7", 45 RPM, Single
?	UK	His Master's Voice 7M1287", 45 RPM, Single	7", 45 RPM, Single
?	UK	His Master's Voice 7M1287", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue	7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue
?	UK	His Master's Voice 7M1287", 45 RPM, Single	7", 45 RPM, Single

Tracklist

AMy Very Good Friend The Milkman
BShortnin' Bread

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of My Very Good Friend The Milkman are there?

14 vinyl pressings of My Very Good Friend The Milkman are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1948 and 1955.

When was My Very Good Friend The Milkman first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1948, in UK. One of them is His Master's Voice B.D.1218, released October 1948.

How do I tell if my copy of My Very Good Friend The Milkman is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use B.D.1218) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, OA.88992-2 G H and OA.053799 ◇ RG B-11078A. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is My Very Good Friend The Milkman 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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