Vinyl pressings
by Sarah Vaughan · 1959
No Count Sarah 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.
21 pressings came out in 1959, 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.
MG-20441 A-1X FSide A runout, variant 1
MG-20441-B1 MS -1 FSide B runout, variant 1
MG-20441 A-1XSide A runout, variant 2
MG-20441-B1 MSCI -1Side B runout, variant 2
MGC 20441A MS2Side A runout, variant 1
MGC 20441B MS2Side B runout, variant 1
MGL 20441A MS2Side A runout, variant 2
MGL 20441B MS2Side B runout, variant 2
SR-60116-ALabel Side A
SR-60116-BLabel Side B
A1Runout Stamp Side A
A1Runout Stamp Side B
SR-60116-ALabel Side A
SR-60116-BLabel Side B
SR-60116-ALabel Side A
SR-60116-BLabel Side B
MGT 20441A-MS4 C|||Side A runout, stamped
MGT 20441B MS1 U|||Side B runout, stamped
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 | Australia | Mercury MG 20441First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Canada | Mercury MG C-20441First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Canada | Mercury MG C-20441 / Mercury MG-C20441First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Canada | Mercury MG 20441First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Canada | Mercury MG C-20441 / Mercury MG-C20441First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | New Zealand | Mercury MG 20441First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | UK | Mercury MMC 14021First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Mercury MG 20441First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Mercury SR 60116First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Mercury SR 60116First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Mercury SR 60116 / Mercury SR-60116First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Mercury MG 20441First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Mercury SR 60116First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Mercury MG 20441First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Mercury SR 60116First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | France | Mercury 160116LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | UK | Mercury CMS 18058 / Mercury SR 60116LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Mercury SR 60116 / Mercury SR-60116LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | Fontana FJL 129 / Fontana 683 279 JCLLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Mercury 134 641 MFY / Mercury International 134 641 MFYLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | US | Trip TLP-5562LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Mercury SFX-10536LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1977 | Japan | Mercury MC 32 / Mercury MG 20441LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Fontana 683 279 JCLLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Italy | Fontana 683 279 JCLLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Japan | Mercury SFX-7320LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Fontana 883 279 JCYLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Fontana 683 279 JCLLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Mercury MG 20441LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Yugoslavia | PGP RTB LPV 4326 / Mercury 134641LP, Album | LP, Album |
36 vinyl pressings of No Count Sarah are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1959 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Mercury MG 20441, released August 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MG 20441, SR 60116, SR-60116, MMC 14021) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MG-20441 A-1X F and MG-20441-B1 MS -1 F. 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.
