Vinyl pressings
by Jimmy Smith · 1966
Got My Mojo Workin' 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.
15 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.
V6-8641-66VGS-506 RE-1 Van GelderSide A runout
V6-8641-66VGS-507 RE-1 Van GelderSide B runout
V6/8641 ASide A label
V6/8641 BSide B label
V-8641 • 66VG • 106 • S-1Side A, Etched
V-8641 • 66VG - 107 • RE-1Side B, Etched
VAN GELDERSide A and B, Stamped
66 vg 106Side A Label
V6-8641 SIDE-1 66-VGS-506-1 RE-2 21A [Block-shaped "S" stamp]Side A runout, variant 1
V6-8641 66-VGS-507-1 VAN GELDER 412 [Block-shaped "S" stamp]Side B runout, variant 1
V6-8641 66V6S 506-1 RE-4 S-1 VAN GELDER 214 [Block-shaped "S" stamp]Side A runout, variant 2
V6-8641 66VGS-507-RE-1 131 VAN GELDER [Block-shaped "S" stamp]Side B runout, variant 2
VAN GELDERSide A and B, Stamped
V-8641 66VG • 106 S-1 113 sideway SSide A, Variant 1, Etched
V-8641 • 66VG . 107 312 sideway SSide B, Variant 1, Etched
V-8641 66VG • 106 S-1 12 1 sideway SSide A, Variant 2, Etched
V6-8641 • 66VGS • 506 • S-1 VAN GELDERSide A runout
V6•8641 • 66VGS • 507 • RE-1 VAN GELDERSide B runout
V6/8641 ASide A label
V6/8641 BSide 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 V6-8641 / Verve Records V6 8641 (E)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Verve Records V-8641 (D)First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Germany | Verve Records V6-8641First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Italy | Verve Records VL 52.002First yearLP | LP |
| 1966 | Japan | Verve Records SMV 1066First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Spain | Verve Records LCLP 1415First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Verve Records VLP 9123First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Verve Records SVLP 9123First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Verve Records V6-8641 / Verve Records V/V6-8641First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Verve Records V-8641First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Verve Records V6-8641First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Verve Records V-8641First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Verve Records V6-8641 / MGM Records SMAS-90751LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1966 | US | Verve Records V6-8641First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Verve Records V6-8641 / Verve Records V/V6-8641First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | France | Verve Records V6 8641LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | Verve Records 23MJ 3083LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Japan | Verve Records 23MJ 3083LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1986 | South Africa | Verve Records VRL 1014LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Verve Records V-8641LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Verve Records 2304 191LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Verve Records V 8641LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Verve Records 827 931-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Verve Records V-8641LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Verve Records V6-8641 / Verve Records V/V6-8641LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Verve Records V6-8641 / Verve Records V/V6-8641LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Verve Records V6-8641 / Verve Records V/V6-8641LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Verve Records V-8641LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Verve Records V-8641LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Verve Records V-8641LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| ? | US | Verve Records MAS-90751 / Verve Records 90751LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| ? | US | Verve Records V-8641LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono |
35 vinyl pressings of Got My Mojo Workin' are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1966 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Verve Records V6-8641.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V6-8641, V-8641, VLP 9123, SVLP 9123) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V6-8641-66VGS-506 RE-1 Van Gelder and V6-8641-66VGS-507 RE-1 Van Gelder. 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.
