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Lena HorneGive The Lady What She Wants

Vinyl pressings

Give The Lady What She Wants

by Lena Horne · 1958

17 pressings8 countriesVocalJazzPop

Give The Lady What She Wants 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.

How to spot a first pressing of Give The Lady What She Wants

14 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year, in 6 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

October 1958
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor LPM-1879
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Hollywood Pressing
Runout / matrix

J2PP-4582-3S HA stamped

J2PP-4583-12S HB stamped

J2PP-4582A label

J2PP-4583B label

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US

1958
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor LSP-1879
Format
LP, Album, Stereo · Indianapolis Pressing
Runout / matrix

J2 PY4584-1S A1Side A runout

J2 PY4585-1S I A1Side B runout

J2PY-4584Side A label

J2PY-4585Side B label

Full details of this pressing

US

1958
Label and catalog number
RCA Victor LPM-1879
Format
LP, Album, Mono · Indianapolis Pressing
Runout / matrix

J2PP 4582 1S D1Side A deadwax

J2PP 4583 10S A1Side B deadwax

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 17 vinyl pressings

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

1950s14 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1958CanadaRCA Victor LPM-1879First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1958CanadaRCA Victor LSP 1879, LSP-1879First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1958GermanyRCA LPM-1879-CFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1958ItalyRCA Italiana LPM.1879First yearLP, Mono · MonoLP, Mono · Mono
1958South AfricaRCA 31.248 / RCA 31,248First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1958UKRCA RD-27098 / RCA LPM-1879First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1958UKRCA SF-5019 / RCA SF.5019First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1958UKRCA RD-27098 / RCA LPM-1879First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1958USRCA Victor LPM-1879First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1958USRCA Victor LSP-1879First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1958USRCA Victor LPM-1879First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1958USRCA Victor LPM-1879First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1958USRCA Victor LPM-1879First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1958USRCA Victor LPM-1879First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1980s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1984GermanyRCA International NL89459LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1985JapanRCA RJL-2718LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
Year unknown1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?BrazilRCA Victor BBL-48LP, AlbumLP, Album

Tracklist

  1. A1Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend
  2. A2People Will Say We're In Love
  3. A3Just In Time
  4. A4Honey In The Honeycomb
  5. A5You'd Better Know It
  6. A6Get Out Of Town
  7. B1Baubles, Bangles And Beads
  8. B2Bewitched
  9. B3At Long Last Love
  10. B4Speak Low
  11. B5Give Me Love
  12. B6Let's Put Out The Lights And Go To Sleep

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Give The Lady What She Wants are there?

17 vinyl pressings of Give The Lady What She Wants are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1958 and 1985.

When was Give The Lady What She Wants first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is RCA Victor LPM-1879, released October 1958.

How do I tell if my copy of Give The Lady What She Wants is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPM-1879, LSP-1879, RD-27098, SF-5019) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, J2PP-4582-3S H and J2PP-4583-12S H. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Give The Lady What She Wants 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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