Vinyl pressings
by Nico · 1967
Chelsea Girl 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.
10 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.
V6-5032 SIDE 1 MGS-1066-Rev. 1C Block-shaped SSide A runout variant 1
V6-5032 S-2 MGS-1067 REV RE-1 1I Block-shaped SSide B runout variant 1
V6-5032 SIDE 1 MGS-1066-Rev.Side A runout variant 2
V6-5032 S-2 MGS-1067 REVSide B runout variant 2
V 5032 SIDE 1 MG1066 REV.Side A runout
V 5032 SIDE 2 MG1067 REVSide B runout
V-5032 (MG-1066)Side A label
V-5032 (MG-1067)Side B label
V5032 Side 1 MG1066 Rev [block-shaped "S"]Side A runout, variant 1
V5032 Side 2 MG1067 Rev [block-shaped "S"]Side B runout, variant 1
V5032 Side 1 MG1066 Rev 11 [block-shaped "S"]Side A runout, variant 2
V5032 Side 2 MG1067 Rev 31 [block-shaped "S"]Side B runout, variant 2
V5032 MG1066 RevSide A runout
V5032 MG1067 RevSide B runout
V/5032 (MG 1066)Side A label
V/5032 (MG 1067)Side B label
V6-5032 SiDE-1 MGS-1066-REVA runout etched
V6-5032 SiDE 2 MGS-1067-REVB runout etched
MGS-1066Label, side A
MGS-1067Label, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Germany | Verve Records 710 008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Germany | Verve Records 710 008First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V-5032First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V-5032First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V6/5032 / Verve Records V6-5032First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V-5032First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V-5032First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Misprint, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V-5032First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V6-5032First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V-5032First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | France | MGM Records 2303 034LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | France | MGM Records 2303 034LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | MGM Records 2353 025LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | MGM Records 2353 025LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | MGM Records 2353 025 / MGM Records 2353 025 SELECTLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | MGM Records 2353 025LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Spain | Polydor 23 91 329LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | UK | MGM Records 2353 025 / MGM Records 2353025LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | UK | MGM Records 2353 025LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | UK | MGM Records 2353 025 / MGM Records 2353025LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Japan | MGM Records 23MM 0193LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Japan | MGM Records 23MM 0193LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1985 | Japan | Verve Records 23MM 0434LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | UK | Polydor 2353 025LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | UK | Polydor 2353 025LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Greece | Polydor 2391329LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | Greece | Polydor 2391329LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | Japan | Verve Records 18MM 0661LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | Japan | Verve Records 18MM 0661LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | South Korea | Polydor 835 209-1 / Sung Eum Limited RG 3011LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | UK | MGM Records 2353 025LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2007 | US | 4 Men With Beards 4M138LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5416LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2012 | US | 4 Men With Beards 4M138LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2017 | US | Republic Records B0027154-01 / Verve Records V6-5032LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2018 | Europe | Republic Records 00602557813951 / Universal Music Group 00602557813951LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2018 | US | Republic Records B0027154-01 / Verve Records V6-5032LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2018 | US | Republic Records B0027154-01 / Verve Records V6-5032LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | UK | Endless Happiness HE67002LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 2024 | Spain | Elemental Music 700209 / Verve Records 600753981870LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2026 | Europe | Republic Records 00602557813951 / Universal Music Group 00602557813951LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | MGM Records 2303 034LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | MGM Records 2303 034LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | MGM Records 2303 034LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | Polydor 2391329LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | MGM Records 2304423LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | MGM Records 2353 025LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | MGM Records 2353 025LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | MGM Records 2353 025 / MGM Records 2353025LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | MGM Records 2353 025LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | MGM Records 2353 025LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | MGM Records 2353 025LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
52 vinyl pressings of Chelsea Girl are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1967 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Germany. One of them is Verve Records V6-5032, released October 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V6-5032, V-5032, V6/5032, 710 008) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V6-5032 SIDE 1 MGS-1066-Rev. 1C Block-shaped S and V6-5032 S-2 MGS-1067 REV RE-1 1I Block-shaped S. 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.
