Vinyl pressings
by Lalo Schifrin · 1964
New Fantasy 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 2 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.
V6-8601 SIDE-1 64-VGS-578-RE-1Side A Runout etched
V6-8601 SIDE-2 64-VGS-579-RE-1Side B Runout etched
64-VGS-578Side A Label
64-VGS-579Side B Label
VAN GELDERBoth sides runout stamped
V6-8601 64-VGS-578-1 S-1Side A runout etched
V6-8601 64-VGS-579Side B runout etched
(64-VGS-578)Side A label
64-VG-178 1098-Λ 1S VAN GELDER [Block S]Side A Etched [VAN GELDER & Block S Stamped]
64-VG-179 1098-1 S-2 [Block S]Side B Etched [VAN GELDER & Block S Stamped]
64-VG-178Side A Label
64-VG-179Side B Label
VAN GELDER V6-8601 (Block S) 64-VGS-578-1 S-1Side A Runout etched, except VAN GELDER stamped
VAN GELDER (Block S) V6-8601 64-VGS-579Side B Runout etched, except VAN GELDER stamped
V6/8601 A (64-VGS-578)Label side A
V6/8601 B (64-VGS-579)Label side B
64VG- 178- 1 S-1 VAN GELDER [Block-shaped "S" stamp] V-8601Side A Runout
64-VG-179 V-8601 S-2 VAN GELDERSide B Runout
64-VG-178Side A Label
64-VG-179Side 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 | Israel | Verve Records V6-8601First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Verve Records V6-8601First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Verve Records V 8601 / Verve Records V/8601First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Verve Records V-DJ-8 / Verve Records V 8601First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1964 | US | Verve Records V6-8601First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Verve Records V/8601 / Verve Records V 8601First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Verve Records V6 8601 / Verve Records V/V6-8601First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Verve Records V 8601 / Verve Records V/8601First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Verve Records V/8601First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Verve Records SVLP 9121 / Verve Records V6 8601LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | UK | Verve Records VLP 9121 / Verve Records VLP.9121LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Verve Records VLP 8601LP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | LP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing, White Label, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
12 vinyl pressings of New Fantasy are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1964 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, Israel. One of them is Verve Records V6-8601.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V6-8601, V 8601, V/8601, V6 8601) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V6-8601 SIDE-1 64-VGS-578-RE-1 and V6-8601 SIDE-2 64-VGS-579-RE-1. 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.
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