Vinyl pressings
by Mississippi John Hurt · 1967
The Immortal Mississippi John Hurt 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.
XSV124820-1B V SD 79248 A PRunout Side A, stamped
XSV124821-1F V SD 79248 B PRunout Side B, stamped
XSV 124820Label Side A
XSV 124821Label Side B
XSV124820-1B V SD 79248 A PRunout Side A, stamped
XSV124821-1F V SD 79248 B PRunout Side B, stamped
XSV 124820Label Side A
XSV 124821Label Side B
VSD-792484 XSV124820-1ASide A runout, variant 1
VSD- 79248-B XSV-124821-1E 0 PSide B runout, variant 1
VSD-792484 XSV124820-1A 1 P Ʌ 0Side A runout, variant 2
0 XSV-124821-1E VSD- 79248-B P 1Side B runout, variant 2
VSD-79248A o XSV124820-1A 1 P A 3Runout, Side A
P o XSV-124821-1E VSD-79248-B A 1Runout, Side B
VSD-79248-ASide A, label
VSD-79248-BSide B, label
xtv124819
xtv124818
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 | New Zealand | Vanguard VSD-79248First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | US | Vanguard VSD-79248First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Vanguard VRS-9248First yearLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Vanguard VSD-79248First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Vanguard VSD 79248First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Vanguard VSD-79248First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Vanguard VSD 79248First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Vanguard SVRL19005 / Vanguard SRVL 19005LP | LP |
| 1969 | Japan | Vanguard SR-297LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Canada | Vanguard VSD-79248 / Vanguard VSD 79248LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Vanguard VSD · 79248 / Vanguard VSD-79248LP, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | Vanguard VSD-79248LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Vanguard VSD-79248LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Vanguard VSD-79248LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
14 vinyl pressings of The Immortal Mississippi John Hurt are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1967 and 2011.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, New Zealand. One of them is Vanguard VSD-79248.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VSD-79248, VSD 79248, VRS-9248) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSV124820-1B V SD 79248 A P and XSV124821-1F V SD 79248 B P. 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.
