Les Paul – The New Sound!

1950 · US · Capitol Records · Vinyl LP 10"

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Price guide

Estimated market value via Discogs · as of Oct 21, 2026

MMint: $47.56
NMNear Mint: $42.55
VG+Very Good Plus: $32.54
VGVery Good: $22.53
G+Good Plus: $12.51
GGood: $7.51
FFair: $5.01
PPoor: $2.50

These are reference estimates from Discogs sold/asking data for this exact pressing, not offers and not a guaranteed price. Actual value depends on condition, completeness and current demand. Any active seller offers on this page are listed separately above.

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$21
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Media VG · Very Good
🇺🇸 Ships from United States

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Pressing identification

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Runout — side A: H-226-Y-5 # 3 3-52 3
H-226-Y-5 #3 [anvil] 5-52 4
Runout — side B: H-226-Z 10 3-52 3
H-226-Z 10 [anvil] 2-52 2

Specifications

Artist: Les Paul
Genre: Jazz
Year: 1950
Label: Capitol Records
Catalog number: H-226
Country: US

Tracklist

A1Brazil
A2Hip-Billy Boogie
A3The Swiss Woodpecker
A4Caravan
B1Lover
B2The Man On The Flying Trapeze
B3By The Light Of The Silvery Moon
B4What Is This Thing Called Love

About this record

The community want/have signal is 122 collectors seeking The New Sound! against 292 who have it, giving this 1950 US Capitol Records LP a concrete measure of demand and availability. Its four supplied dead-wax variants include H-226-Y-5 # 3 3-52 3 and H-226-Z 10 [anvil] 2-52 2, details that help distinguish copies beyond the H-226 catalogue number.

What drives its value

The supplied facts contain no price_guide or lowest_price figures, so a current asking-price snapshot, a count of copies for sale, and a Mint-to-VG price spread cannot be stated without inventing data. The community records 122 want and 292 have, while its rating is 4.24 from 17 ratings; those figures describe interest and ownership, not sale prices or rarity.

The listed comparison is a 1955 US Capitol Records pressing under T-226, whereas this copy is identified by the 1950 date and H-226 catalogue number. That distinction establishes which issue is being compared, but the facts do not provide pricing for either pressing.

A buyer or seller should treat the demand figures as context, not as a substitute for a condition-specific valuation.

How to appraise this pressing

Confirm the record against the US Capitol Records label and H-226 catalogue number, then compare the dead wax with the supplied variants: H-226-Y-5 # 3 3-52 3, H-226-Z 10 3-52 3, H-226-Y-5 #3 [anvil] 5-52 4, and H-226-Z 10 [anvil] 2-52 2. The anvil-marked variants are explicitly present in the supplied data; do not assume every H-226 copy has the same runout.

The listing describes an 8-track vinyl LP in 10-inch format, so those characteristics should agree with the copy being assessed. For grading, describe the actual condition of the copy and keep that assessment separate from the community rating of 4.24, which is not a condition grade.

No price guide or sales snapshot is supplied, so condition alone cannot support a quoted valuation here.

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