US
1954- Label and catalog number
- Columbia CL 591
- Format
- LP, Mono
- Runout / matrix
XLP32804-1AA side run-out stamped
XLP32805-1CB side run-out stamped
XLP32804-1GVariant 1 A side run-out stamped
XLP32805-2CVariant 1 B side run-out stamped
Vinyl pressings
Louis Armstrong Plays W. C. Handy
by Louis Armstrong · 1954
77 pressings18 countriesDixielandJazz
Louis Armstrong Plays W. C. Handy was first pressed on vinyl in 1954. 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 Louis Armstrong Plays W. C. Handy
11 pressings came out in 1954, the album's first year, in 8 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
1954- Label and catalog number
- Columbia CL 591
- Format
- LP, Mono
- Runout / matrix
XLP32804-1AA side run-out stamped
XLP32805-1CB side run-out stamped
XLP32804-1DA side run-out stamped
XLP32805-2BB side run-out stamped
US
1954- Label and catalog number
- Columbia CL 591
- Format
- LP, Promo, Mono
- Runout / matrix
XLP32804-1AA side run-out stamped
XLP32805-1AB side run-out stamped
x"LP"32804A side center label
x"LP"32805B side center label
Argentina
1954- Label and catalog number
- Columbia CL 8008
- Format
- LP, Mono
- Runout / matrix
XLP32804-1AA side run-out stamped
XLP32805-1CB side run-out stamped
x"LP"32804A side center label
x"LP"32805B side center label
Canada
1954- Label and catalog number
- Columbia CL 591
- Format
- LP, Mono
- Runout / matrix
XLP33804-1ASide A runout
XLP33805-1CSide B runout
x"lp"32804Side A label
x"lp"32805Side B label
Denmark
1954- Label and catalog number
- Philips B07038L
- Format
- LP, Mono
- Runout / matrix
AA07038-IL-51Λ∽Runout side A
AA 07038-2L=1 3|Λ|Runout side B
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
All 77 vinyl pressings
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
1950s21 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Argentina | Columbia CL 8008First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | Canada | Columbia CL 591First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | Denmark | Philips B07038LFirst yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | Germany | Philips B 07038 LFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | Italy | Philips B 07038 LFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1954 | Japan | Columbia Records, Inc. CL 591First yearLP | LP |
| 1954 | Netherlands | Philips B 07038 LFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | Netherlands | Philips B 07038 LFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | US | Columbia CL 591First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | US | Columbia CL 591First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1954 | US | Columbia CL 591First yearLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1955 | Canada | Columbia CL 591LP, Mono, Repress · Mono | LP, Mono, Repress · Mono |
| 1955 | France | Philips B 07038 L / Philips B 07.038 LLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1955 | Netherlands | Philips B 07038 LLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1955 | Netherlands | Philips B 07038 LLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
1960s13 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | US | Columbia CL 591LP, Mono, Repress · Mono | LP, Mono, Repress · Mono |
| 1962 | Japan | Columbia PMS-7 / CBS PMS-7LP, LP | LP, LP |
| 1964 | France | CBS 62 301 / CBS 62301LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1965 | UK | CBS 52067LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Columbia CL 591LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1966 | Europe | CBS 52067 / CBS CL 591LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Germany | CBS 52067LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | Netherlands | CBS 52067 / CBS CL 591LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | UK | CBS RM 52067 / Realm RM 52067LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | CBS 52067LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CL 591LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 0 15 0494 / Gramofonový Klub 0 15 0494LP, Mono, Club Edition, Album · Mono, Club edition | LP, Mono, Club Edition, Album · Mono, Club edition |
| 1969 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA 15997LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
1970s7 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA 15997 / CBS SUA 15997LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1970 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONP 50188LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon SUA 15997 / CBS SUA 15997LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1973 | US | CBS Special Products JCL 591LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1974 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPM-147LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1974 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPM-147LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1979 | Japan | CBS/Sony 20AP 1444LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
1980s3 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Brazil | CBS 231008LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| 1986 | Europe | CBS CBS 450981 1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1986 | US | Columbia CJ 40242LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
2000s1 pressing
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | UK | Columbia PPAN CL 591 / Columbia CL 591LP, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
2010s6 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | France | Columbia CL 591LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP892 / Columbia CL 591LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2014 | Italy | Columbia CL 591LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2017 | UK | Columbia PPAN CL591 / Columbia CL 591LP, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| 2017 | US | Analog Spark AS00010LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Limited |
| 2017 | UK & Ireland | Columbia CL 591LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
2020s1 pressing
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Europe | 20th Century Masterworks 350283LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
Year unknown25 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Philips B 07038 LLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | Philips B 07038 LLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Australia | CBS SBP 234573LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| ? | Brazil | Columbia LPCB 31118LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Denmark | Philips B 07038 LLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Europe | CBS 62301LP | LP |
| ? | Europe | CBS CBS 21128LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | CBS 62 301LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Philips B 07038 LLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Philips B 07038 L / Philips B 07.038 LLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips B 07796 RLP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips B 07038 L / Philips 07038LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips B 07038 LLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Netherlands | CBS BPL 62301LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Netherlands | Philips B 07038 LLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
Tracklist
- A1St. Louis Blues
- A2Yellow Dog Blues
- A3Loveless Love
- A4Aunt Hagar's Blues
- A5Long Gone (From The Bowlin' Green)
- B1The Memphis Blues (Or Mister Crump)
- B2Beale Street Blues
- B3Ole Miss Blues
- B4Chantez Les Bas (Sing 'Em Low)
- B5Hesitating Blues
- B6Atlanta Blues (Make Me One Pallet On Your Floor)
Questions
How many vinyl pressings of Louis Armstrong Plays W. C. Handy are there?
77 vinyl pressings of Louis Armstrong Plays W. C. Handy are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1954 and 2025.
When was Louis Armstrong Plays W. C. Handy first released on vinyl?
The earliest pressings are from 1954, in US, Argentina, Canada, Denmark and more. One of them is Columbia CL 591.
How do I tell if my copy of Louis Armstrong Plays W. C. Handy is a first pressing?
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 591, CL 8008, B07038L, B 07038 L) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP32804-1A and XLP32805-1C. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
How much is Louis Armstrong Plays W. C. Handy 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.
