Vinyl pressings
by Lee Konitz · 1957
Very Cool was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. 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 1957, the album's first year, in 2 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.
MGV - 8209 - A 50.292Runout side A, variant 1
MGV - 8209 - B 50.293Runout side B, variant 1
MGV. 8209ARunout side A, variant 2
MGV. 8209ARunout side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | UK | Columbia 33CX 10119First yearAlbum, LP, Mono · Mono | Album, LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Verve Records MG V-8209First yearAlbum, LP, Mono · Mono | Album, LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | France | Barclay 3609Album, LP, Mono · Mono | Album, LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Japan | Verve Records MV 2601LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1977 | Japan | Verve Records MV 2601LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Verve Records MV 4015LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1981 | Japan | Verve Records 23MJ 3052Album, LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | Album, LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1983 | France | Verve Records 2304 344Album, LP, Reissue | Album, LP, Reissue |
| 1986 | Japan | Verve Records 20MJ 0073LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1986 | Japan | Verve Records 20MJ 0073LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Japan | Verve Records SGD-46 / Verve Records MGV-8209LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | Verve Records MGV 8209Album, LP, Mono · Mono | Album, LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Japan | Verve Records MV 1135LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Japan | Verve Records MV- 1006Album, LP, Mono · Mono | Album, LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Japan | Verve Records MV-1006 / Verve Records MV 1006Album, LP, Mono · Mono | Album, LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | 52nd Street Records FSST 107 LPLP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| ? | US | Verve Records MG V-8209 / Verve Records V-8209LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
17 vinyl pressings of Very Cool are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1957 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, UK. One of them is Verve Records MG V-8209.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MG V-8209, 33CX 10119) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MGV - 8209 - A 50.292 and MGV - 8209 - B 50.293. 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.
