US
1967- Label and catalog number
- Verve Records V6-8691
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo
Vinyl pressings
by Kai Winding · 1967
Penny Lane & Time was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. 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 1967, the album's first year, in 4 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.
V·8691 MG·920 VAN GELDERSide A Runout
V·8691 MG·921 VAN GELDERSide B Runout
MG 920Side A Label
MG 921Side B Label
MGS 920Side A Print
MGS 921Side B Print
V-8691 MG-920 22 VAN GELDER S[block-shaped]Side A runout, etched [VAN GELDER stamped]
V-8691 MG-921 VAN GELDER S[block-shaped]Side B runout, etched [VAN GELDER stamped]
MG 920Side A label
MG 921Side B label
MGS 920Side A Print
MGS 921Side B Print
MG 920Side A Print
MG 921Side B Print
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Verve Records VS-8691First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Verve Records V6-8691First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Germany | Verve Records V-8691 / Verve Records V6/8691First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V6-8691First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V-8691First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V6-8691First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V-8691First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V-8691First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V6-8691First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Verve Records V-8691LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Penny Lane & Time are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany. One of them is Verve Records V6-8691.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V6-8691, V-8691, VS-8691) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.