Vinyl pressings
by Oscar Peterson · 1959
Plays My Fair Lady 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.
6 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 5 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-6060-A 30,128A-Side Runout Etching
MGVS-6060-B 30,129B-Side Runout Etching
MG VS-6060-A (30,128)A-Side Label
MG VS-6060-B (30,129)B-Side Label
MGV- 2119A 50766A etched
MGV- 2119B 50767B etched
50,766A label
50,767B label
V-1000-ASide A
V-1000-BSide B
MGV-50767 V2119
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 | Canada | Verve Records MG V6-2119First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1959 | New Zealand | Verve Records MG V-2119First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK & Europe | His Master's Voice CLP 1278First yearLP | LP |
| 1959 | Italy | Verve Records MGV 3000First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Verve Records MG VS-6060First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Verve Records MG V-2119First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Canada | Verve Records MG V-2119LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Verve Records V-2119 / Verve Records MG V-2119LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | US | Verve Records MG V6-2119LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1961 | US | Verve Records MG V6-2119 / Verve Records V6-2119LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Verve Records V-8581 / Verve Records V/8581LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Verve Records V-8581 / Verve Records V6-8581LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1964 | Japan | Verve Records PS-1034-VLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Japan | Verve Records MV 2097LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Japan | Verve Records 20MJ 0061LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Verve Records MG-V-2119LP | LP |
| ? | Australia | Verve Records MGV-2119LP | LP |
| ? | Australia | Verve Records MGV-2119LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | Verve Records V6-8581LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Verve Records MG V-2119 / Verve Records MG-V-2119LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Europe | Verve Records MMVV 600LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| ? | Europe | Verve Records MMV 600LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| ? | Europe | Donauland 3081LP, 10" | LP, 10" |
| ? | France | Verve Records V-2119LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Verve Records V6-2119LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Verve Records V-2119LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Verve Records V6-2119LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Verve Records V-2119LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| ? | Japan | Verve Records SMV 1007LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Verve Records MG V-2119LP | LP |
32 vinyl pressings of Plays My Fair Lady are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1959 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, Italy, Canada, New Zealand and more. One of them is Verve Records MG VS-6060, released September 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MG VS-6060, MG V-2119, MGV 3000, MG V6-2119) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MGVS-6060-A 30,128 and MGVS-6060-B 30,129. 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.
