US
1956- Label and catalog number
- Vanguard VRS-8505
- Format
- LP, Album
Vinyl pressings
by Jimmy Rushing · 1956
Listen To The Blues With Jimmy Rushing 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. 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.
F8 OP8335-1A A1 RSide A runout
F8 OP8336-1 A1 RSide B runout
F8-OP 8335Side A label
F8-OP 8336Side B label
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 | US | Jazztone J1244LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1956 | US | Vanguard VRS-8505First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1956 | US | Vanguard VRS-8505First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1957 | UK | Vanguard PPT 12016LP, 10", Album | LP, 10", Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | UK | Fontana FJL405 / Fontana FJL.405LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Vanguard SRV-73007LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Vanguard SRV-3007LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Japan | Vanguard LAX-3071(M)LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1978 | Australia | World Record Club R-04617LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Japan | Vanguard KIJJ-2084 / Vanguard VRS-8505LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Vanguard SRV 73007LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Vanguard 519.050LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Amadeo AVRS 9003LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Vanguard SRV-73007LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Vanguard SRV-73007LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Listen To The Blues With Jimmy Rushing are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1956 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US. One of them is Vanguard VRS-8505.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VRS-8505) 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.
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.