Vinyl pressings
by Bill Evans · 1967
Further Conversations With Myself was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 4 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.
V6 8727 REV MGS 1240 SONICVariation 1: Side A runout
V6 8727 REV MGS 1241 SONICVariation 1: Side B runout
V6 8727 SIDE1 MGS 1240-RE2 D2 [Block-shaped "S"]Variation 2: Side A runout
V6 8727 REV MGS 1241 11 D SONICVariation 2: Side B runout
V-8727 S-1 MG-1240 [Block-shaped "S"]Runout side A etched
V-8727 S-2 MG-1241 [Block-shaped "S"]Runout side B etched
V-6-8727 S1 MGS - 1240Side 1 runout, hand-etched, Variant 1
V-6-8727 S2 MGS - 1241Side 2 runout, hand-etched, Variant 1
V-6-8727 S-1 MGS - 1240Side 1 runout, hand-etched, Variant 1
V6-8721 S-2 MGS - 1241Side 2 runout, hand-etched, Variant 1
V-8727 S-1 MG-1240Runout side A etched
V-8727 S-2 MG-1241Runout side B etched
V-8727 S-1 MG-1240 [Block-shaped "S"]Runout side A etched
V-8727 S-2 MG-1241 [Block-shaped "S"]Runout side B etched
V-8727 S-1 MG-1240 [Block-shaped "S"]Runout side A etched
V-8727 S-2 MG-1241 [Block-shaped "S"]Runout side B etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | France | Verve Records V6-8727First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | Verve Records V6-8727First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | Verve Records V6-8727First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1967 | UK | Verve Records SVLP 9198First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V-8727First yearLP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V6-8727First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V-8727First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V6/8727 / Verve Records V6-8727First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V-8727First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V-8727First yearLP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | Spain | Verve Records V6-8727LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Spain | Verve Records V6-8727LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | Verve Records 23MJ 3076LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Spain | Verve Records 700240 / Elemental Music 700240LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Chile | Verve Records 172013LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Verve Records V6-8727LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Further Conversations With Myself are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1967 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, France, Germany. One of them is Verve Records V6-8727.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V6-8727, V-8727, V6/8727, SVLP 9198) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V6 8727 REV MGS 1240 SONIC and V6 8727 REV MGS 1241 SONIC. 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.
