Vinyl pressings
by Ramsey Lewis · 1968
Maiden Voyage was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 7 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.
XCSV127389-1Arunout side A, stamped (Variant 1)
XCSV127390-1Arunout side B, stamped (Variant 1)
XCSV127389-1Crunout side A, stamped (Variant 2)
XCSV127390-1Drunout side B, stamped (Variant 2)
W4RS-4181-2 #16982-R LPS-811 S-1 dh I A1A-Side Runout Etching
W4RS-4182-2 #16983-R LPS-811 S-2 dh I A1B-Side Runout Etching
W4RS-4181 #16982A-Side Label
W4RS-4182 #16983B-Side Label
W4RS-4181-2A. #16982-RE LPS-811 S-1. [dh ligature]. [MR logo] Δ11931A-Side runout
W4RS-4182-2A #16983-RE S-2. LPS- 811 [dh ligature]· [MR logo] Δ11931-XB-Side runout
16982A-Side label
16983B-Side label
o XCSV127389-1B 1 pA-Side Runout Etching
o XCSV127390-1C T 1 1 p D 1B-Side Runout Etching
XCSV 127389A-Side Label (Set 1)
XCSV 127390B-Side Label (Set 1)
W4RS-4181-2 #16981-R LPS-811 S-1A side
W4RS-4182-2 #16983-R LPS-811 S-2B side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Chess CHLS-255First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Brazil | Som Maior SM-1577First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Canada | Cadet LPS 811 / Cadet CAS 811First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Canada | Cadet LPS 811First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Germany | Chess 275 005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Japan | Globe SMJ-7489First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Japan | Globe SMJ-7489First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | UK | Chess CRLS.4539First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Cadet LPS 811First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Cadet LPS 811 / Cadet LPS-811First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Cadet LPS 811 / Cadet DJLPS-811First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Stereo, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Cadet LPS 811 / Cadet LPS-811First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Cadet LPS 811First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | South Africa | Cadet CDC 1018LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | South Korea | Taedo TLP 142 / Taedo EU 142/3LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Japan | Chess BT-8051LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1976 | Japan | Chess BT-8051LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | US | Cadet LPS 811LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Venezuela | Chess Records CH-6003LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
19 vinyl pressings of Maiden Voyage are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1968 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Cadet LPS 811.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LPS 811, CRLS.4539, CHLS-255, SM-1577) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XCSV127389-1A and XCSV127390-1A. 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.
