US
1966- Label and catalog number
- Verve Records V6-8663
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · Deep Groove
- Runout / matrix
V6-8663 MGS-302Side A etched
V6-8663 MGS-303Side B etched
VAN GELDERSide A & B, stamped
MGS 302Side A label
Vinyl pressings
by Ed Thigpen · 1966
Out Of The Storm was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 7 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.
V6-8663 MGS-302Side A etched
V6-8663 MGS-303Side B etched
VAN GELDERSide A & B, stamped
MGS 302Side A label
MG 302Side A Label
MG 303Side B Label
V-8663 . MG-302Runout Side A Etched
V-8663 . MG--303Runout Side B Etched
VAN GELDERRunout Both Sides Stamped
MG 302Side A Label
V6-8663 MSG-302 VAN GELDERRunout A variant 1
V6-8663 MSG-303 VAN GELDERRunout B variant 1
V6-8663 ·MSG · 302 · VAN GELDERRunout A variant 2
V6-8663 · MSG · 303 VAN GELDERRunout B variant 2
V-8663 MG-302 VAN GELDERSide A Label
V-8663 MG-303 VAN GELDERSide B Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Canada | Verve Records V6-8663First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | France | Verve Records V6-8663First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Germany | Verve Records V6-8663First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Japan | Verve Records SMV-1087First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | South Africa | Verve Records MGV8663First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | Verve Records SVLP 9144First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | Verve Records VLP 9144First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Verve Records V6-8663First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Verve Records V-8663First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Verve Records V-8663First yearLP, Promo, Album, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Album, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | US | Verve Records V-8663 / Verve Records V/8663First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Verve Records V6-8663First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Verve Records V-8663First yearLP, Promo, Album, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Album, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | US | Verve Records V-8663First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Japan | Verve Records POJJ-1529LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
15 vinyl pressings of Out Of The Storm are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1966 and 1992.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Verve Records V6-8663.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V6-8663, V-8663, SVLP 9144, VLP 9144) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V6-8663 MGS-302 and V6-8663 MGS-303. 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.