US
January 1967- Label and catalog number
- Verve Folkways FTS 3020
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · MGM
- Runout / matrix
FTS 3020 SIDE1 MGS 780Runout Side1
FTS 3020 SIDE2 MGS 781Runout Side 2

Vinyl pressings
by Laura Nyro · 1967
More Than A New Discovery 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.
7 pressings came out in 1967, 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.
FTS 3020 SIDE1 MGS 780Runout Side1
FTS 3020 SIDE2 MGS 781Runout Side 2
FT-3020-Side 1 MG-780 1 1Side A runout, variant 1
FT-3020-Side 2 MG-781 1 1Side B runout, variant 1
FT 3020 SiDe 1 MG780 1 1 [Block-shaped "S"]Side A runout, variant 2
FT 3020-SiDe 2 MG781 1 1 [Block-shaped "S"]Side B runout, variant 2
FT-3020-S-1 MG-780Side A runout, etched
FT-3020-S-2 MG-781Side B runout, etched
MG 780Side A label
MG 781Side B label
FTS-3020-SIDE-1 MGS-780Side 1 etched
FTS-3020-SIDE-2 MGS-781Side 2 etched
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 | Canada | Verve Forecast FTS 3020First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Verve Folkways FT 3020First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Verve Folkways FTS 3020First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Verve Folkways FT 3020 / Verve Folkways FT-3020First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Verve Folkways FT 3020First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Verve Folkways FTS 3020First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Verve Folkways FT 3020First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Canada | Verve Forecast FTS-3020LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Verve Forecast FTS-3020 / Verve Forecast FTS 3020LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1969 | US | Verve Forecast FTS-3020 / Verve Forecast FTS3020LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Verve Forecast FTS-3020 / Verve Forecast FTS3020LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Verve Forecast FTS-3020 / Verve Forecast FTS3020LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Verve Forecast FTS-3020LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | Japan | Verve Records MV 2006LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Verve Records FTS-3020LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | Verve Forecast SVLP 6022 / Verve Forecast 1E 062 ◦ 91002LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Israel | CBS 64991LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPL-149LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Netherlands | CBS S 64991LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | Australia | CBS SBP234283 / CBS SBP-234283LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | UK | CBS S 64991LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | US | Columbia KC 31410LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | US | Columbia C 31410LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Columbia C31410LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | US | Columbia PC 31410LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | US | Columbia KC 31410LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | US | Columbia KC 31410LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Audio Fidelity 88697774521LP, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2011 | US | Audio Fidelity AFZLP 090 / Columbia 88697774521LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition, Numbered · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Real Gone Music RGM-0962 / Columbia RGM-0962LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Limited, Numbered, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2020 | US | Real Gone Music RGM-0962 / Columbia 19439707201LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia KC 31410LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Columbia C 31410LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Columbia KC 31410LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Verve Folkways ST 93036 / Verve Folkways ST-93036LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | Columbia 31410 / Columbia PC 31410LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
39 vinyl pressings of More Than A New Discovery are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1967 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada. One of them is Verve Folkways FTS 3020, released January 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FTS 3020, FT 3020) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FTS 3020 SIDE1 MGS 780 and FTS 3020 SIDE2 MGS 781. 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.