US
May 1959- Label and catalog number
- Columbia CS 8120
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · Terre Haute Pressing
- Runout / matrix
XSM45393-2F- BII TSide A stamped
XSM45394-2J /\III TSide B stamped
Vinyl pressings
by Teddy Wilson Trio · 1959
Mr. Wilson And Mr. Gershwin 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.
9 pressings came out in 1959, 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.
XSM45393-2F- BII TSide A stamped
XSM45394-2J /\III TSide B stamped
XSM 45393A label
XSM 45394B label
XSM45393-2A \
XSM45394 \\
XLP45391-2E H VISide A runout
XLP45392-2E H ISide B runout
XLP45391-2ASide 1 runout stamped
XLP45392-2G IISide 2 runout stamped
x"LP" 45391Side 1 label
x"LP" 45392Side 2 label
XLP45392-2G T
XLP45391-2F T
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 | Netherlands | Philips B 07540 LFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1959 | UK | Philips BBL7344First yearLP | LP |
| 1959 | UK | Philips BBL.7344 / Philips BBL 7344First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CL 1318First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CL 1318First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CL 1318First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CS 8120First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CS 8120First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CS 8120First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPU-95LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australia | CBS LJ 21LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Europe | CBS CBS 21125 / CBS CS 8120LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | Spain | CBS CBS 21125LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | Czechoslovakia | CBS 11 0267-1 511LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia CL-1318LP, Album | LP, Album |
15 vinyl pressings of Mr. Wilson And Mr. Gershwin are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1959 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, UK, Netherlands. One of them is Columbia CS 8120, released May 1959.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 8120, CL 1318, BBL7344, BBL.7344) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSM45393-2F- BII T and XSM45394-2J /\III T. 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.