Ella Fitzgerald – Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book (Vol. 1)

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Label:	Verve Records – MG V-4024, Verve Records – MGV 4024
Format:	Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Gatefold
Country:	US
Released:	1959
Genre:	Jazz, Pop, Stage & Screen
Style:	Musical, Swing, Vocal

Tracklist

A1		Sam And Delilah
A2		But Not For Me
A3		My One And Only
A4		Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
A5		Beginner's Luck
B1		Oh, Lady Be Good!
B2		Nice Work If You Can Get It
B3		Things Are Looking Up
B4		Just Another Rhumba
B5		How Long Has This Been Going On?

Companies, etc.

Record Company – Verve Records, Inc.
Published By – Harms, Inc.
Published By – Gershwin Publishing Corp.
Published By – New World Music Corp.
Copyright © – New World Music Corp.

Credits

A&R [Album Conceived By], Producer [Album Produced By] – Norman Granz
Arranged By [Arrangements], Conductor [Conducted By] – Nelson Riddle
Art Direction – Sheldon Marks
Composed By – George & Ira Gershwin
Liner Notes – Lawrence D. Stewart
Painting [Cover] – Bernard Buffet

Notes

Original release issued in gatefold jacket. Printed in U.S.A.

Label layout variation to Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book - Volume One, issued on deep groove Verve black and silver "T" "Long Playing Microgroove" labels with no registration mark. Made in U.S.A.

First catalog number (MG V-4024) on jacket back, spine (top).
Second catalog number (MGV 4024) on jacket spine (bottom).

Nelson Riddle, courtesy Capitol Records

Title on jacket spine, labels (with "Vol. 1" below catalog number) as entered.
"Volume One" only appears on jacket back, separately from title.

Track B1 title on jacket: "Oh, Lady Be Good"

Track publishers:
A1 to A3, B5: New World Mus. Corp.-ASCAP
A4, A5, B2 to B4: Gershwin Pub. Corp.-ASCAP
B1: Harms, Inc.-ASCAP

A1 inside gatefold: Copyrighted 1930 by New World Music Corp.

Program:
A1, A2 from Girl Crazy, 1930
A3 from Funny Face, 1927
A4, A5 from Shall We Dance, film, 1937
B1 from Lady, Be Good, 1924
B2, B3 from A Damsel in Distress, film, 1937
B4 drawn from the Gershwin Archives especially for this album
B5 from Rosalie, 1928

Barcode and Other Identifiers

Rights Society: ASCAP
Matrix / Runout (Side A label): MG V-4024- A
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): MG V-4024 B
Matrix / Runout (Side A label): 50,738
Matrix / Runout (Side B label): 50,739
Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched): MGV-4024-A 50,738
Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched): MGV-4024-B 50,739

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book (Vol. 1) (LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold)	Verve Records	MG VS-6077	US	1959
	Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book - Volume One (LP, Album, Mono, Gatefold)	Verve Records	MG V-4024	US	1959
New Submission	Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Songbook Vol. 1 (LP, Album, Stereo)	Verve Records	V6-4024	US	1959
	Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book - Volume One (LP, Album, Mono)	His Master's Voice	CLP1338	UK	1959
New Submission	Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book - Volume One (Reel-To-Reel, 7 ½ ips, Album)	Verve Records	VSTC-215	US	1959