Vinyl pressings
by Stan Getz · 1964
The Girl From Ipanema was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 11 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.
[Block-shaped S] VK10323 63 VK 329 2A-side runout variant 1
[Block-shaped S] VK10323 64VK671B-side runout variant 1
[Block-shaped S] VK10323 63 VK 329 4 IA-side runout variant 2
[Block-shaped S] VK10323 64VK671 4B-side runout variant 2
VK10323 63VK327Side A Runout
VK10323 64VK671Side B Runout
63 VK 329Side A Label
63 VK 671Side B Label
45 VK 10323 A-1N H KT 1Side A runout
45 VK 10323 B-1N GG KT 1Side B runout
45VK 10323 ASide A label
45VK 10323 BSide B label
45VK.10323ALabel side A
45VK.10323BLabel side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | MGM Records MGM-5396First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1964 | Australia | Verve Records V-5097First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Canada | Verve Records V 10323First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Greece | Verve Records GVS 501First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | India | Verve Records 45-VS.520First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Jamaica | Verve RecordsFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | New Zealand | MGM Records MGM 73137First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | New Zealand | MGM Records MGM.73137First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Peru | Verve Records B 90018 FFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | South Africa | Verve Records V 2057First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Southern Rhodesia | Verve Records V 2057First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | US | Verve Records VK-10323First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | US | Verve Records VK 10323First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | US | Verve Records VK-10323First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | UK | Verve Records VS 520First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Canada | MGM Records MGC 50177", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Verve Records VK-1267", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
| ? | US | Verve Records VK-1267", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Verve Records VK-1267", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Verve Records VK-1267", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
| ? | US | Verve Records VK-1267", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Verve Records VK-1267", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
23 vinyl pressings of The Girl From Ipanema are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1964 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Verve Records VK-10323.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VK-10323, VK 10323, VS 520, MGM-5396) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, [Block-shaped S] VK10323 63 VK 329 2 and [Block-shaped S] VK10323 64VK671. 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.
