Vinyl pressings
by Janis Ian · 1967
...For All The Seasons Of Your Mind 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.
11 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.
FTS-3024 MGS-1016 SIDE 1 21 [MGM Block S]Runout A, variant 1
FTS-3024 MGS-1017 SIDE 2 41 [MGM Block S]Runout B, variant 1
FTS-3024 MGS-1016 SIDE 1 21 [MGM Block S]Runout A, variant 2
FTS-3024 MGS-1017 SIDE 2 22 [MGM Block S]Runout B, variant 2
FT-3024 MG-1016 SIDE 1Side A runout etched
FT-3024 MG-1017 SIDE 2Side B runout etched
MG 1016Side A label
MG 1017Side B label
FTS-3024 MGS-1016 SIDE 1Side A, etched
FTS-3024 MGS-1017 SIDE 2Side B, etched
FT-3024 MG-1016 SIDE 1 11 [Blocky S]A etched, 11, [Blocky S] stamped
FT-3024 MG-1017 SIDE 2 11 [Blocky S]B etched, 11, [Blocky S] stamped
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 | Canada | Verve Forecast FTS-3024First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Verve Forecast FT-3024 / Verve Forecast FT3024First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Verve Forecast SVLP 6003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | UK | Verve Forecast VLP 6003First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Verve Forecast FT-3024 / Verve Forecast FT3024First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Verve Forecast FT-3024 / Verve Forecast FT3024First yearLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Verve Forecast FT-3024 / Verve Forecast FT 3024First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Verve Forecast FT3024First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Verve Forecast FTS-3024First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Verve Forecast FT-3024 / Verve Forecast FT3024First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Verve Forecast FTS-3024 / Verve Forecast FTS3024First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | MGM Records MMF 1005LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of ...For All The Seasons Of Your Mind are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Verve Forecast FTS-3024, released October 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FTS-3024, FT-3024, FT3024, SVLP 6003) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FTS-3024 MGS-1016 SIDE 1 21 [MGM Block S] and FTS-3024 MGS-1017 SIDE 2 41 [MGM Block S]. 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.
