Vinyl pressings
by Sarah Vaughan · 1970
Sarah Vaughan was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 3 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.
FS 250 A Pete Hutrich? 5-22-80Runout A, etched
FS-250 B Pete Hutrich? 5-22-80Runout B, etched
FS 250-A ALT Pete Huthieh ALT 11-25-82Side 1
FS 250-B ALT Pete Huthieh ALT 2-11-82Side 2
FS 250 A Pete HelffrichRunout side A, variant 1
FS 250 B Pete HelffrichRunout side B, variant 1
FS 250 A Pete Helffrich AR 09-12-79Runout side A, variant 2
FS 250 B Pete HelffrichRunout side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Argentina | Everest Records Archive Of Folk & Jazz Music FS-250First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1970 | UK | XTRA XTRA 1106First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Everest Records Archive Of Folk & Jazz Music FS-250First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1970 | US | Everest Records Archive Of Folk & Jazz Music FS-250First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | Columbia HR-114-EVLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1974 | France | Swing CLDE. 902LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Spain | Everest Records Archive Of Folk & Jazz Music J 4492LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Trova MT30003 / Trova MT 30003LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Australia | Astor GGS 1147 / Everest Records Archive Of Folk & Jazz Music GGS 1147LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Brazil | Imagem Jazz IMS-6036 / Imagem Jazz 6036LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Brazil | Imagem Jazz IMS-6036 / Imagem 5017LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | France | Swing CLDE. 902LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Bellaphon BJS 4066LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
13 vinyl pressings of Sarah Vaughan are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1970 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Argentina. One of them is Everest Records Archive Of Folk & Jazz Music FS-250.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FS-250, XTRA 1106) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FS 250 A Pete Hutrich? 5-22-80 and FS-250 B Pete Hutrich? 5-22-80. 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.
