Vinyl pressings
by Lenny Dee · 1966
In The Mood was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. 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 1966, 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.
7-10686Side A Label Runout, Variant 1
7-10687ʘSide B Label Runout, Variant 1
7 10686 2Side A Label Runout, Variant 2 (stamped)
7 10687 1Side B Label Runout, Variant 2 (stamped)
7-10686-1L
7-10687-1L
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Canada | Decca DL 4818First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Brunswick STA 8673First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | UK | Brunswick LAT 8673First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Decca DL 4818First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | US | Decca DL 74818First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | US | Decca DL 4818First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Decca DL 4818First yearLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | US | MCA Records MCA-172LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Decca DL 74818LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Decca DL 74818LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-172LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of In The Mood are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1966 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Decca DL 74818.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DL 74818, DL 4818, STA 8673, LAT 8673) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7-10686 and 7-10687ʘ. 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.
