Vinyl pressings
by Jimi Hendrix · 1971
Moods was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1971, 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.
SLT - 00861Scribed in runout A, variation 1
SLT - 00862Scribed in runout B, variation 1
SLT-00861 IC AScribed in runout A, variation 2
SLT-00862 IC AScribed in runout B, variation 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | US | Trip TLP-9512First yearLP | LP |
| 1971 | US | Trip TLP-9512LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | Argentina | Parnaso Records PXE 23012LP | LP |
| 1973 | France | Musidisc 30 CV 1337LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | France | Musidisc 30 CV 1337LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | France | Musidisc 30 CV 1337LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Metronome 2001 201.068 / Springboard 201.068LP | LP |
| 1975 | Italy | Rifi RLC-ST 05011LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | France | Phoenix 10 64 009LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1981 | France | Phoenix 10 64.009 / Audiofidelity 64009LP | LP |
| 1981 | US | Phoenix 10 PHX 327LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Phoenix 10 PHX 327LP | LP |
| 1982 | UK | Phoenix Records PHX 1020 / Phoenix 10 PHX 1020LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1983 | Spain | Phoenix 10 14.2480/5LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Musidisc 30 CV 1337LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Moods are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1971 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US. One of them is Trip TLP-9512.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TLP-9512) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SLT - 00861 and SLT - 00862. 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.
