US
1959- Label and catalog number
- Verve Records V6-2056
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
Vinyl pressings
by Oscar Peterson · 1959
Oscar Peterson Plays The Jerome Kern Song Book was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1959, 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.
MGVS-6087-A 30,185Side A runout
MGVS-6087-B 30,186Side B runout
MG VS-6087 ASide A label
MG VS-6087 BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | US | Verve Records V6-2056First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Verve Records MG VS-6087First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | USA, Canada & Europe | Verve Records MG V-2056First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Japan | Verve Records UMJ 3119LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Unknown | WaxTime 772142LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2018 | Europe | Vinyl Lovers 6785486LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Verve Records 23MJ 3119LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Music For Pleasure MFP 5212LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Verve Records MG V-2056LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | MGM Records MG VS-62056 / Verve Records V6-2056LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Oscar Peterson Plays The Jerome Kern Song Book are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1959 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, USA, Canada & Europe. One of them is Verve Records V6-2056.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V6-2056, MG VS-6087, MG V-2056) 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.