Vinyl pressings
by Kenny Burrell · 1965
Guitar Forms was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 5 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.
V6-8612 65VG-512 S,1 VAN GELDERSide A runout - variant 1
V6-8612 65VG-513 S-2 VAN GELDERSide B runout - variant 1
V6-8612 65VGS-512-S1 VAN GELDERSide A runout - variant 2
V6-8612 65VGS-513-S-2 VAN GELDERSide B runout - variant 2
V6-8612 65VG-512 S·1 VAN GELDERRunout A
V6-8612 65VGS-513 - S-2 VAN GELDERRunout B
65VG-512Label A
65VG-513Label B
V6 - 8612 SIDE I 65 - VGS - 512 - RE 2 11Runout A etched
V6 - 8612 SIDE 2 65 - VGS - 513 - RE 2 11Runout B etched
65-VGS-512Matrix print label A
65-VGS-512Matrix print label B
V-8612 65VG-112 S-1 VAN GELDER 11GVariant 1: Side A runout, etched except "VAN GELDER 11G" stamped
V-8612 65VG-113 S-2 11G VAN GELDERVariant 1: Side B runout, etched except "11G VAN GELDER" stamped
V-8612 65VG-113 S-2 111 VAN GELDER [sailor's cap]Variant 2: Side A runout
V-8612 65VG-113 S-2 111 VAN GELDER [sailor's cap]Variant 2: Side B runout
V-8612 65 VG-112 S-1 (etched)Side A
V-8612 65 VG-113 S-2 (etched)Side B
VAN GELDER (stamped)Both Sides
V-8612-65VG-112 S-1Scratched in runout side A
V-8612-65VG-113 S-1Scratched in runout side B
Van Gelderstamped in runout A & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Canada | Verve Records V6-8612 / Verve Records V6-8612(E)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Canada | Verve Records V-8612First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Germany | Verve Records V6-8612First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Germany | Verve Records V-8612First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Germany | Verve Records V-8612 / Verve Records V6-8612LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Verve Records V-8612First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Verve Records VLP 9099 / Verve Records VLP.9099First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1965 | US | Verve Records V6-8612 / Verve Records V/ V6--8612First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Verve Records V-8612First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Verve Records V-8612First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Verve Records V-8612First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Verve Records V-8612 / Verve Records MAS-90583LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1965 | US | Verve Records SMAS-90583LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1965 | US | Verve Records SMAS-90583LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1965 | US | Verve Records V6-8612First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Japan | Verve Records MV 2070LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Germany | Verve Records 2304 158LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1981 | Greece | Verve Records 2304 158LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Japan | Verve Records UMV 2070LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Japan | Verve Records 20 MJ 0030LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Japan | Verve Records 23MJ 3460LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Japan | Verve Records SGD-43 / Verve Records V6-8612LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Germany | Verve Records V6-8612 / Speakers Corner Records V6-8612LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 2012 | Germany | Verve Records V6-8612 / Speakers Corner Records V6-8612LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2019 | Italy | Verve Records V6-8612LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Worldwide | Verve Records 602465049749 / UMe 602465049749LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Verve Records 602465049749 / UMe 602465049749LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Metro Records 2356 101LP, Album, Stereo, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Stereo, Promo · Promo |
| ? | Germany | Metro Records 2356 101LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Verve Records SMV-1038LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Verve Records V6-8612LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
32 vinyl pressings of Guitar Forms are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1965 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Verve Records V6-8612, released October 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V6-8612, V-8612, VLP 9099) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V6-8612 65VG-512 S,1 VAN GELDER and V6-8612 65VG-513 S-2 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.
