Vinyl pressings
by Mississippi John Hurt · 1966
Today! 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.
14 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 4 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.
VSD-79220A o XSV140518-1A ᴘ A 1Side A runout, stamped
o XSV140519-1A V SD 79220 B 1 ᴘ B 2Side B runout, stamped
VSD-79220-ASide A label
XSV 140518Side A label
VRS-9220A 28-4 8-66Runout, Side A etched
VRS-9220B 28-4 8-66Runout, Side B etched
VRS-9220-ALabel, Side A
VRS-9220-BLabel, Side B
XSV 140518Matrix, Side A
XSV 140519Matrix, Side B
XSV140518-1D V SD79220 ARunout, Side A, variant 1
XSV140519-1C VSD 79220 ARunout, Side B. variant 1
VSD-79220-A 6-5 12-66Side A runout, etched
VSD-79220-B 6-5 12-66Side B runout, etched
VSD-79220-ASide A label
VSD-79220-BSide B label
VSD-79220-A 6-5 12-66 -T-Runout A
VSD-79220-B 6-5 12-66 -T-Runout B
VSD-79220-ALabel A
VSD-79220-BLabel B
VSD 79220-A 28-5 8-66Runout, Side A etched
VSD 79220 B 28-5 8-66Runout, Side B etched
VSD-9220-ALabel, Side A
VSD-9220-BLabel, Side B
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 | Unknown | Fontana TFL6079LP, Album, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Vanguard VSD-79220First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Vanguard VRS-9220First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Vanguard VRS 9220First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Vanguard SVRL 19032First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | UK | Fontana TFL6079 / Fontana TFL.6079First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Vanguard VSD-79220First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Vanguard VRS 9220First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Vanguard VSD-79220First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Vanguard VSD-79220First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Vanguard VSD-79220First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Vanguard VSD 9220First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Vanguard VSD-79220First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Vanguard VSD-79220First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Vanguard VSD-79220First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | US | Vanguard VSD-79220LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | Vanguard VSD-79220LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | UK | Vanguard VSD-79220LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Vanguard VSD-79220LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US | Vanguard CR00837 / Craft Recordings CR00837LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | Vanguard VSD-79220LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Vanguard VSD-79220 / Universe UV 073LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Vanguard VSD-79220LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Vanguard VSD-79220LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | Vanguard VRS 9220 / Vanguard VRS-9220LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Vanguard VSD-79220LP, Album, Club Edition, Etched, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Etched, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | Vanguard VSD-79220LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Vanguard VSD-79220 / Vanguard VSD · 79220LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
29 vinyl pressings of Today! are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1966 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Vanguard VSD-79220.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VSD-79220, VRS 9220, VSD 9220, SVRL 19032) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VSD-79220A o XSV140518-1A ᴘ A 1 and o XSV140519-1A V SD 79220 B 1 ᴘ B 2. 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.
