Vinyl pressings
by Oscar Peterson · 1967
Something Warm 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.
14 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 5 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.
V6-8681 SIDE 1 MGS-730Side A runout, etched
V6-8681 SIDE 2 MGS-731Side B runout, etched
MGS 730Side A label
MGS 731Side B label
V8681 Side 1 MG 730 [s-shaped block stamp]A-side etched
V8681 SiDe 2 MG 731 [s-shaped block stamp]B-side etched
V6-8681 SIDE 1 MGS-730Side A runout, etched
V6-8681 SIDE 2 MGS-731Side B runout, etched
V6/8681 A (MGS 730)Side A label
V6/8681 B (MGS 731)Side B label
V6-8681 SIDE 1 MGS-730Side A runout, etched
V6-8681 SIDE 2 MGS-731Side B runout, etched
V6/8681 A (MGS 730)Side A label
V6/8681 B (MGS 731)Side B label
V6-8681 SIDE 1 MGS 730Side 1
V6-8681 SiDE 2 MGS 731Side 2
V-8681 SIDE-1 MG-730Side A runout
V-8681 SIDE-2 MG-731Side B runout
V/8681 ASide A label
V/8681 BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Verve Records V6-8681 / Verve Records V6 8681(E)First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1967 | France | Verve Records V6-8681First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Germany | Verve Records V6-8681First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | Verve Records V6-8681First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1967 | UK | Verve Records SVLP 9167First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Verve Records VLP 9167First yearLP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Verve Records SVLP 9167First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V6-8681 / Verve Records V6/8681First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V-8681First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V6-8681 / Verve Records V6/8681First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V6-8681First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V-8681 / Verve Records V/8681First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V6-8681 / Verve Records V6/8681First yearLP, Stereo, Album | LP, Stereo, Album |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V-8681First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Japan | Verve Records MV 4002LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Verve Records MV 4002LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Verve Records MV 4002LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | Verve Records MV 2112LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | Verve Records 2352 195LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Japan | Verve Records UMV 2112LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Verve Records 833 772-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Verve Records V-8681 / Verve Records V/VG-8681LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
22 vinyl pressings of Something Warm are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1967 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Verve Records V6-8681, released February 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V6-8681, V-8681, SVLP 9167, VLP 9167) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V6-8681 SIDE 1 MGS-730 and V6-8681 SIDE 2 MGS-731. 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.
