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George GershwinGreat Scenes From Porgy And Bess

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Great Scenes From Porgy And Bess

by George Gershwin · 1963

39 pressings14 countriesOperaModernJazzClassical

Great Scenes From Porgy And Bess was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. 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 Great Scenes From Porgy And Bess

18 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 9 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

September 1963
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2679RCA Victor Red Seal LSC 2679
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Gatefold, Indianapolis
Runout / matrix

PRRS--3574--5S I ΛIA side runout stamped, Variant 1

PRRS-3575-1S ΛI IB side runout stamped, Variant 1

PRRM-3572--5S 32A side runout stamped, Variant 2

PRRM-3573--/1S A2B side runout stamped, Variant 2

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US

September 1963
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2679
Format
LP, Mono · Gatefold
Runout / matrix

PRRM-3572

PRRM-3573

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US

September 1963
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2679
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Gatefold, Hollywood
Runout / matrix

PRRS-3574-3S A HSide A runout, stamped

PRRS-3575-3S H ASide B runout, stamped

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US

September 1963
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2679
Format
LP, Mono · Gatefold, Hollywood
Runout / matrix

PRRM-3572--3S HSide A runout, stamped

PRRM-3573--11S HSide B runout, stamped

PRRM-3572Side A label

PRRM-3573Side B label

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US

1963
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor Red Seal LM-2679
Format
LP, Mono · Gatefold, Indianapolis
Runout / matrix

PRRM-3572--5S I 32Side A runout, stamped

PRRM-3573--1S I Λ1Side B runout, stamped

PRRM-3572Side A label

PRRM-3573Side B label

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UK

1963
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor Red Seal RB-6552RCA Victor Red Seal RB.6552
Format
LP, Mono
Runout / matrix

PRRM-3572--7SRunout side A

PRRM3573--12SRunout side B

PRRM-3572Label side A

PRRM-3573Label side B

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

All 39 vinyl pressings

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

1960s19 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1963ArgentinaRCA Victor Red Seal Lsc-2679First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1963AustraliaRCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2679 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC 2679First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1963CanadaRCA Victor Red Seal LM-2679First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1963CanadaRCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2679 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC 2679First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1963CanadaRCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2679First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1963FranceRCA Victor 644.505 AFirst yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1963GermanyRCA Victor LSP 9966First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1963GermanyRCA Victor LSP 9966First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1963ItalyRCA Victor Red Seal LM 2679 / RCA LM 2679First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1963ItalyRca Victor Red Seal LSC-2679First yearLP, StereoLP, Stereo
1963SpainRCA Victor LSC 2679First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1963UKRCA Victor Red Seal RB-6552 / RCA Victor Red Seal RB.6552First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1963UKRCA Victor Red Seal SB.6552First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1963USRCA Victor Red Seal LM-2679First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1963USRCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2679 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC 2679First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
All 19 pressings from the 1960s
1970s3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1975YugoslaviaJugoton LSRCA-70729 / RCA Victor LSRCA-70729LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1975YugoslaviaJugoton LSRCA-70729 / RCA Victor LSRCA-70729LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1977ItalyRCA GL 42149LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1980s6 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1981UKRCA Gold Seal GL 13654LPLP
1981FranceRCA Red Seal GL 43714LP, StereoLP, Stereo
1984CanadaRCA Gold Seal AGL1-5234LP, Album, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Remastered, Stereo
1984USRCA AGL1 5234LPLP
1984USRCA Gold Seal AGL1-5234LP, Album, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Remastered, Stereo
1986EuropeRCA Victor Gold Seal GL 85234LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo
Year unknown11 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?FranceRCA Red Seal 651058LP, StereoLP, Stereo
?GermanyRCA LPM-9966 / RCA Victor Red Seal LPM-9966LP, Compilation, Mono · MonoLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono
?GermanyRCA Victor LSP-9966 / RCA Victor LSP 9966LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
?JapanVictor SHP-2292LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?NetherlandsRCA Victor BS 020 / Boek En Plaat BS 020LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?South AfricaRCA Victor MMT 6007LPLP
?USRCA Victor AGLI-3654LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?USRCA AGL1-3654LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USRCA Red Seal LSC 2679 / RCA Red Seal LSC-2679LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USRCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2679 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC 2679LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USRCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2679 / RCA Victor Red Seal LSC 2679LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. Porgy And Bess
  2. A1Introduction / Summertime / A Woman Is A Sometime Thing6:46
  3. A2Gone, Gone, Gone10:14
  4. A3I Got Plenty Of Nuttin'2:49
  5. A4Bess, You Is My Woman5:03
  6. B1It Ain't Necessarily So2:55
  7. B2What You Want Wid Bess?7:59
  8. B3I Loves You, Porgy2:21
  9. B4There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York3:58
  10. B5Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess / Oh Lawd, I'm On My Way5:35

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Great Scenes From Porgy And Bess are there?

39 vinyl pressings of Great Scenes From Porgy And Bess are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1963 and 1986.

When was Great Scenes From Porgy And Bess first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is RCA Victor Red Seal LSC-2679, released September 1963.

How do I tell if my copy of Great Scenes From Porgy And Bess is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSC-2679, LM-2679, RB-6552, SB.6552) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PRRS--3574--5S I ΛI and PRRS-3575-1S ΛI I. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Great Scenes From Porgy And Bess 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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