Vinyl pressings
by Jim & Jean · 1966
Changes 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.
9 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 3 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-3001 SIDE 1 66-OLS-718-RE-1 6Runout side A, variant 1
FTS-3001 SIDE 2 66-OLS-719 MRunout side B, variant 1
FTS-3001 SIDE 1 66-OLS-718-RE-2 6Runout side A, variant 2
FTS-3001 SIDE 2 66-OLS-719Runout side B, variant 2
FT 3001 Side 1 66OL418 111Side A runout
FT 3001 Side 2 66OL419 112Side B runout
66-OL-418Side A label
66-OL-419Side B label
FT-3001 SIDE-1 66-OL-418Side A runout etched
FT-3001 SIDE-2 66-OL-419Side B runout etched
66 OL 418Side A label
66 OL 419Side 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 Folkways FTS-3001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Verve Folkways FT-3001 / Verve Folkways FT 3001First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Verve Folkways SVLP 5017 / Verve Folkways FTS 3001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Verve Folkways FTS-3001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Verve Folkways FT-3001First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Verve Folkways FT-3001 / Verve Folkways VLP5017First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Verve Folkways FT-3001First yearLP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | US | Verve Folkways FT-3001 / Verve Folkways FT/3001First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Verve Folkways FT-3001First yearLP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Copacabana VMLP 14080 / Verve Folkways VMLP 14080LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Verve Folkways FVS 9502LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Verve Forecast FTS-3001 / Verve Forecast FTS/3001LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | US | Verve Forecast FTS-3001 / Verve Folkways FTS-3001LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Verve Forecast FTS-3001LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Verve Forecast FT-3001LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
15 vinyl pressings of Changes are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Verve Folkways FTS-3001.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FTS-3001, FT-3001, SVLP 5017) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FTS-3001 SIDE 1 66-OLS-718-RE-1 6 and FTS-3001 SIDE 2 66-OLS-719 M. 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.
