Vinyl pressings
by Jimmy Smith · 1963
Hobo Flats was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 6 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 - 8544 SIDE-1 63-VGS-556-RE-2Side A runout etched
V6 - 8544 SIDE 2 63-VGS-557-RE-2Side B runout etched
V6/8544A 63 VGS 556Side A label
V6/8544B 63 VGS 557Side B label
[Block-shaped "S" symbol] V8544 SIDE1 63VG156 RE-1 [Sailor's cap symbol] [Block-shaped "S" symbol]Side A runout, variant 1
V8544 SIDE2 63VG157 RE-1 [Sailor's cap symbol]Side B runout, variant 1
[Block-shaped "S" symbol] V8544 SIDE 1 63 VG 156 RE-1 1Side A runout, variant 2
[Block-shaped "S" symbol] V8544 SIDE 2 63VG157 RE-1 2Side B runout, variant 2
V6 - 8544 SIDE-1 63-VGS-556-RE-2 [Block-shaped "S"]Side A runout
V6 - 8544 SIDE 2 63-VGS-557-RE-2 [Block-shaped "S"]Side B runout
VGS-556Side A label
VGS-557Side B label
V8544 SIDE1 63VG156 RE-1Side A Runout, etched
V8544 SIDE2 63VG157 RE-1Side B Runout, etched
63 VG 156Side A Label
63 VG 157Side B Label
V6-8544 SIDE-1 63-VGS-556-RE-2Side A runout
V6-8544 SIDE-2 63-VGS-557-RE-2Side B runout
V6/8544 A (63 VGS 556)Side A label
V6/8544 B (63 VGS 557)Side B label
V 8544-A-1N G -Runout side A, stamped
V 8544-B-1N G -Runout side B, stamped
V-8544 ALabel side A
V-8544 BLabel side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Canada | Verve Records V-8544First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Germany | Verve Records V6-8544First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1963 | Germany | Verve Records V-8544First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Japan | Verve Records PS-8004First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | UK | Verve Records VLP 9039 / Verve Records VLP. 9039First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Verve Records SVLP 9039First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1963 | UK | Verve Records VLP 9039 / Verve Records VLP. 9039First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Verve Records V6-8544First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Verve Records V-8544First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Verve Records V6-8544First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Verve Records V-8544 / Verve Records V/8544First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Verve Records V6-8544First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1963 | France | Verve Records 3681 / Verve Records 3 681First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1963 | France | Verve Records BB 67First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1964 | Brazil | Verve Records VMLP * 14033 / Verve Records VMLP-14033LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Verve Records V6-8544LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Hobo Flats are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1963 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, France, Canada and more. One of them is Verve Records V6-8544.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V6-8544, V-8544, VLP 9039, SVLP 9039) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V6 - 8544 SIDE-1 63-VGS-556-RE-2 and V6 - 8544 SIDE 2 63-VGS-557-RE-2. 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.
