Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Hodges · 1964
Mess Of Blues was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. 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 1964, 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.
V6-8570 SIDE-1 63-VGS-620 SRunout side A, variant 1
V6-8570 SIDE-2 63-VGS-621 SRunout side B, variant 1
V6-8570 SIDE-1 63-VGS-620-RE-1 11 5Runout side A, variant 2
V6-8570 SIDE-2 63-VGS-621-RE-1 5Runout side B, variant 2
V-8570 SIDE-1 63-VG-220 FGSide A etched
V-8570 SIDE-2 63-VG-221 FGSide B etched
V-8570 SIDE-1 63-VG-220 FG 1 [Block-shaped "S" stamp]Runout A
V-8570 SIDE-2 63-VG-221 FG 1 [Block-shaped "S" stamp]Runout B
V/8570-ALabel A
V/8570-BLabel B
V6-8570 SIDE-1 63-VGS-620-RE1 1 1 [Block-shaped "S" stamp] TCSide A runout
V6-8570 SIDE-2 63-VGS-621-RE1 TC 2 1 [Block-shaped "S" stamp]Side B runout
V6/8570-ASide A label
V6/8570-BSide B label
V6-8570 SIDE 1 63-VGS-620Side A runout
V6-8570 SIDE 2 63-VGS-621Side B runout
63 VGS 620Side A label
63 VGS 621Side B label
V6-8570 SIDE 1 63-VGS-620Side A runout
V6-8570 SIDE 2 63-VGS-621Side B runout
63 VGS 620Side A label
63 VGS 621Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Japan | Verve Records SMV-1048First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | UK | Verve Records VLP 9067First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Verve Records V6/8570 / Verve Records V6-8570First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Verve Records V/8570First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Verve Records VDJ-1 / Verve Records V-DJ 1First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Verve Records V/8570First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Verve Records V6-8570 / Verve Records V/V6-8570First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Verve Records V6/8570 / Verve Records V6-8570First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Verve Records V6/8570 / Verve Records V6-8570First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | France | Verve Records V-8570 / Verve Records 8570LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | South Africa | Verve Records V6-8570LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Australia | World Record Club S-5674 / World Record Club R 01804LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Verve Records V6/8570LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Mess Of Blues are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1964 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Japan. One of them is Verve Records V6/8570.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V6/8570, V/8570, V6-8570, VDJ-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V6-8570 SIDE-1 63-VGS-620 S and V6-8570 SIDE-2 63-VGS-621 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.
