Vinyl pressings
by Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee · 1958
Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry Sing was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. 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 1958, 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.
FA 2̶0̶3̶3̶ 2327 A ["face"?][the Plastylite "Ear"]A-side runout, etched
FA 2̶0̶3̶3̶ 2327 B ["face"?][the Plastylite "Ear"]B-side runout, etched
[the Plastylite "Ear"]A+B side runout fragment, stamped
2̶0̶3̶3̶A+B side runout, etched and stricken through
FA 2̶0̶3̶3̶ 2327 A ["face"?][the Plastylite "Ear"]A-side runout, etched
FA 2̶0̶3̶3̶ 2327 B ["face"?][the Plastylite "Ear"]B-side runout, etched
[the Plastylite "Ear"]A+B side runout fragment, etched
FA 2327 AA-side runout, etched
FA 2327 BB-side runout, etched
FA 2̶0̶3̶3̶ 2327 A ["face"] 2327ASide A runout
2327 B FA 2̶0̶3̶3̶ B ["face"]Side B runout
TX 220-1
220-2B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | UK | Topic Records 12T29First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1958 | US | Folkways Records FW 2327 / Folkways Records FA 2327First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1958 | US | Folkways Records FW 2327 / Folkways Records FA 2327First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1958 | US | Folkways Records FW 2327 / Folkways Records FA 2327First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1958 | US | Folkways Records FA 2327 / Folkways Records FW 2327First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1958 | US | Folkways Records FW 2327, FA 2327, FA-2327First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | UK | Topic Records 12 T 29LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1964 | UK | Topic Records 12T29LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1965 | Germany | Verve Folkways FV - 9019 A / Verve Folkways FV -9019 BLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Verve Folkways FVS 9019LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1965 | US | Verve Folkways FV-9019 / Verve Folkways FV/9019LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Verve Folkways FV/FVS-9019 / Verve Folkways FV-9019LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1965 | US | Verve Folkways FVS 9019LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1965 | US | Verve Folkways FVS 9019LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | Australia | Verve Folkways FV 9019LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Verve Folkways VLP 5010LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Verve Folkways SVLP 5010LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Folkways Records FW 2327 / Folkways Records FA 2327LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Folkways Records FW 2327 / Folkways Records FA 2327LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Germany | Verve Folkways FV 9019 / Verve Forecast FV 9019LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1968 | US | Folkways Records FTS 31024LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | France | Folkways Records FWX 52327 / Folkways Records FWX-M-52327LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Spain | Folkways Records JB 54.9331LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | US | Smithsonian Folkways SF 40011LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | US | Folkways Records FTS 31024LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | DOL DOL1037HGLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2014 | Europe | DOL DOL1460LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | US | Mr. Suit Records SUITABLE1317LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited |
| 2018 | Europe | Vinyl Lovers 6785494LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | US | Smithsonian Folkways FA 2327LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UK & Europe | The Blues Joint Collection 8005LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Folkways Records FWX-52327LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Blue Angel BA 20009LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Blue Angel BA 20009LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | New Zealand | Folkways Records FTS 31024LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Folkways Records FW 2327 / Folkways Records FA 2327LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Folkways Records FA 2327 / Folkways Records FW 2327LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Folkways Records FTS 31024LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Folkways Records FW 2327 / Folkways Records FA 2327LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Folkways Records FW 2327 / Folkways Records FA 2327LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | US | Verve Folkways FVS-9019 / Verve Folkways FV/FVS-9019LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
42 vinyl pressings of Brownie McGhee And Sonny Terry Sing are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1958 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK. One of them is Folkways Records FW 2327.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FW 2327, FA 2327, FW 2327, FA 2327, FA-2327, 12T29) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FA 2̶0̶3̶3̶ 2327 A ["face"?][the Plastylite "Ear"] and FA 2̶0̶3̶3̶ 2327 B ["face"?][the Plastylite "Ear"]. 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.
