Vinyl pressings
by Lightnin' Hopkins · 1966
Lightnin' Strikes 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.
10 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.
FV-9022 A (66-OL-408)Side A matrix
FV-9022 B (66-OL-409)Side B matrix
FV 9022 Side 1 66OL408 [stamped] 111 "Blocked S"Side A runout
FV 9022 Side 2 66OL409 [stamped] 211 "Blocked S"Side B runout
FV-9022 A (66-OL-408)Side A matrix
FV-9022 B (66-OL-409)Side B matrix
FV 9022 Side 1 66OL408 [stamped] 111 "Blocked S"Side A runout
FV 9022 Side 2 66OL409 [stamped] 211 "Blocked S"Side B runout
FV/9022 A (66 OLS 708)Side A matrix
FV-9022 B (66-OL-709)Side B matrix
FV-9022 A SIDE 1 66-OLS-708Side A runout etched
FV-9022 B SIDE 2 66-OLS-709Side B runout etched
FV-9022-S-1 66-OL-408Side A runout
FV-9022-S-2 66-OL-409Side B runout
FV-9022 A (66-OL-408)Side A label
FV-9022 B (66-OL-409)Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Germany | Verve Folkways FV-9022First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Germany | Verve Forecast FV-9022 / Verve Forecast FV/FVS-9022First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Verve Folkways VLP 5014First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Verve Folkways SVLP 5014First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Verve Folkways FV-9022 / Verve Folkways FV/FVS-9022First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Verve Folkways FVS-9022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Verve Folkways FVS-9022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Verve Folkways FVS/9022 / Verve Folkways FV/FVS-9022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Verve Folkways FVS-9022 / Verve Folkways FV/FVS-9022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Verve Folkways FV-9022 / Verve Folkways FV/FVS-9022First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Verve Forecast FTS-3031LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Italy | Joker SM 3071/ELP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1971 | Italy | Joker SM 3071LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | Italy | Joker SM 3071/ELP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | US | Tradition Everest 2103 / Tradition Everest TR 2103LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Tradition Everest 2103 / Tradition Everest TR 2103LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | Italy | Ris RIS J 3071 / Superbudget RIS J 3071LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | Portugal | International Joker Production SM 3071LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Tradition Everest 2103 / Tradition Everest TR 2103LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1989 | Brazil | Imagem 6063 / Imagem 6063LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Worldwide | Verve Records 602458538359 / Verve Records FVS-9022LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Astor GGS 1323LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Verve Folkways FV-9022LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | Indigo IND 9611LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Gamma GA 8902LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | France | Verve Folkways FV-9022LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Italy | Joker SM 3071/ELP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Verve Folkways FV-9022LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Tradition Everest 2103 / Tradition Everest TR 2103LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Verve Folkways FV-9022LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
30 vinyl pressings of Lightnin' Strikes are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1966 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Germany. One of them is Verve Folkways FV-9022.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FV-9022, FVS-9022, FVS/9022, VLP 5014) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FV-9022 A (66-OL-408) and FV-9022 B (66-OL-409). 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.
