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Our Shining Hour

by Sammy Davis Jr. · 1965

54 pressings18 countriesBig BandSwingJazz

Our Shining Hour was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. 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 Our Shining Hour

18 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 10 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

1965
Label and catalog number
Verve Records V6-8605
Format
LP, Album, Stereo
Runout / matrix

V6-8605 SIDE-1 64-VGS-586Side 1 - Variant 1

V6-8605 SIDE-2 64-VGS-587-2 [solid S]Side 2 - Variant 1

V6-8605 SIDE-1 64-VGS-586 [Sailor's Cap]

V6-8605 SIDE-2 64-VGS-587

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US

1965
Label and catalog number
Verve Records V8605Verve Records V/8605
Format
LP, Album, Mono
Runout / matrix

V8605 64 VG 186 REV 3Side A runout

V8605 64 VG 187 REV 2Side B runout

64-VG-186Side A label

64-VG-187Side B label

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 54 vinyl pressings

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

1960s23 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1965ArgentinaVerve Records 72000 / Verve Records 72.000First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1965AustraliaVerve Records V8605 / Verve Records V-8605First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1965BrazilVerve Records VMLP-14081First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1965CanadaVerve Records V8605(D) / Verve Records V-8605First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1965GermanyVerve Records V8605First yearLPLP
1965GermanyVerve Records V6-8605First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1965GermanyVerve Records V-8605 HI-FI / Verve Records V-8605First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1965GermanyVerve Records V 6 - 8605First yearLP, Promo · PromoLP, Promo · Promo
1965GermanyVerve Records V6-8605First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · PromoLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo
1965IsraelVerve Records AN 68-18First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1965ItalyVerve Records VI 8605First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1965JapanVerve Records SMV-1017First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1965UKVerve Records VLP 9085 / Verve Records VLP. 9085First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1965UKVerve Records SVLP 9085First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1965USVerve Records V8605 / Verve Records V-8605First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
All 23 pressings from the 1960s
1970s14 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970CzechoslovakiaSupraphon 0 13 0644 / Deutsche Grammophon 0 13 0644LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1970CzechoslovakiaSupraphon 1 13 0644LP, AlbumLP, Album
1970CzechoslovakiaSupraphon 1 13 0644LP, AlbumLP, Album
1972CzechoslovakiaSupraphon 1 13 0644LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1972CzechoslovakiaSupraphon 1 13 0644 / Gramofonový Klub 1 13 0644LP, Stereo, Repress, Club Edition · Club editionLP, Stereo, Repress, Club Edition · Club edition
1973CanadaMGM Records SE-4825LPLP
1973CanadaMGM Records SE-4825LP, Club Edition · Club editionLP, Club Edition · Club edition
1973CzechoslovakiaSupraphon 1 13 0644 / Gramofonový Klub 1 13 0644LP, Stereo, Repress, Club Edition · Club editionLP, Stereo, Repress, Club Edition · Club edition
1973USMGM Records SE-4825LP, Album, Promo · PromoLP, Album, Promo · Promo
1973USMGM Records SE-4825 / MGM Records SE 4825LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1973USMGM Records SE-4825 / MGM Records SE 4825LP, AlbumLP, Album
1974CzechoslovakiaSupraphon 1 13 0644 / Gramofonový Klub 1 13 0644LP, Stereo, Repress, Club Edition · Club editionLP, Stereo, Repress, Club Edition · Club edition
1979JapanVerve Records MV 2651LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1979JapanVerve Records MV 2651LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · PromoLP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo
1980s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1985MexicoVerve Records LPR 18031LPLP
1986JapanVerve Records MVS 2651 / Verve Records MV 2651LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
2000s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2003GermanyVerve Records V6-8605 / Speakers Corner Records V6-8605LP, AlbumLP, Album
2003GermanyVerve Records V6-8605 / Speakers Corner Records V6-8605LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing
2010s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2019ItalyVerve Records V6-8605LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
Year unknown12 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?BelgiumMetro Records 2348 122LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?EuropeVerve Records 837 446-1LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?FranceMGM Records 2315 229LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?South AfricaVerve Records MGV 8605LP, AlbumLP, Album
?UKMGM Records 2353 088LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?UKMetro Records 2348 122 / Metro Records 2348122LP, ReissueLP, Reissue
?USVerve Records 837 446-1LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono
?USMGM Records SE-4825 / MGM Records SE 4825LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
?USVerve Records V/8605 / Verve Records V6-8605LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?USVerve Records V/8605 / Verve Records V6-8605LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
?VenezuelaCirculo Musical 604LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?VenezuelaClub Venezolano Del Disco J-7-2LP, AlbumLP, Album

Tracklist

  1. A1My Shining Hour2:12
  2. A2Teach Me Tonight3:05
  3. A3Work Song2:15
  4. A4Why Try To Change Me Now3:27
  5. A5Blues For Mr. Charlie3:41
  6. A6April In Paris2:50
  7. B1New York City Blues2:53
  8. B2You're Nobody Till Somebody Loves You3:01
  9. B3She's A Woman2:21
  10. B4The Girl From Ipanema4:07
  11. B5Keepin' Out Of Mischief Now2:53
  12. B6Bill Basie, Won't You Please Come Home2:39

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Our Shining Hour are there?

54 vinyl pressings of Our Shining Hour are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1965 and 2019.

When was Our Shining Hour first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Verve Records V8605.

How do I tell if my copy of Our Shining Hour is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V8605, V6-8605, VLP 9085, SVLP 9085) 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.

How much is Our Shining Hour 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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