Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Hodges · 1958
Blues-A-Plenty was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. 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 1958, 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.
MGV-8358-A 50,900Runout side A etched
MGV-8358-B 50,901Runout side B etched
MG V-8358 A (50,900)Matrix label side A
MG V-8358 B (50,901)Matrix label side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | US | Verve Records MGV-8358 / Verve Records MG V-8358First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Verve Records MG VS-68358First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | UK | His Master's Voice CLP 1430LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Verve Records MG V-8358 / Verve Records V-8358LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Verve Records MG V-8358 / Verve Records V-8358LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | South Africa | Verve Records 2317 134LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Brazil | Verve Records 232095LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Brazil | Verve Records 68.358LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Brazil | Verve Records 2332 095LP, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Stereo, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Japan | Verve Records POJJ-1593 / Verve Records MG V6-8358LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1995 | US | Classic Records MG VS-68358 / Verve Records MG VS-68358LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1995 | US | Classic Records MG VS-6835 / Verve Records MG VS-6835LP, Single Sided, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited | LP, Single Sided, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited |
| 1995 | US | Classic Records MG VS-6835 / Verve Records MG VS-6835LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Analogue Productions AP-6123 / Verve Records MG VS-612312", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Europe | 20th Century Masterworks 350219LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Verve Records 602465124569 / UMe 602465124569LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Verve Records 602465124569 / UMe 602465124569LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Verve Records 2332 095LP, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | US | Classic Records MG VS-68358 / Verve Records MG VS-68358LP, 45 RPM, Single Sided, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, 45 RPM, Single Sided, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
19 vinyl pressings of Blues-A-Plenty are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1958 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US. One of them is Verve Records MGV-8358.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MGV-8358, MG VS-68358) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MGV-8358-A 50,900 and MGV-8358-B 50,901. 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.
