US
1957- Label and catalog number
- Argo LP 613
- Format
- LP, Mono
- Runout / matrix
U-8420A
U-8421B
Vinyl pressings
by James Moody · 1957
Moody's Mood For Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1957, the album's first year. 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.
U-8420A
U-8421B
8420 △ 333Side A Etched
8421 △ 334Side B Etched
8420Side A Label
8421Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | US | Argo LP 613First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Argo LP 613First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Argo LP 613First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | US | Argo LP 613 / Cadet LP 613LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | US | Cadet 613 / Cadet CA 613LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Cadet LP-613 / Cadet 613LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Cadet LPS-613LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Cadet CA-613LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Argo LP 613LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Cadet LPS-613LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Cadet LP 613 / Cadet #8420-SLP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of Moody's Mood For Love are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1957 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US. One of them is Argo LP 613.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LP 613) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, U-8420 and U-8421. 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.