Vinyl pressings
by Roland Kirk · 1967
Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith 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.
8 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 3 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.
V6·8709 MGS·1048 VAN GELDERSide A runout, variant 1
V6·8709 MGS·1049 VAN GELDERSide B runout, variant 1
V6·8709 MGS·1048 11 VAN GELDER SSide A runout, variant 2
V6·8709 MGS·1049 11 VAN GELDERSide B runout, variant 2
MG 1048Side A label
MG 1049Side B label
V6·8709 MGS·1049 VAN GELDERSide-A runout
V6·8709 MGS·1049 VAN GELDERSide-B runout
MG 1048Side A label
MG 1049Side B label
MG-1048Side A label
MG-1049Side B label
2 ℗ 1967 K7 ⋄K VEV 00 V6=8709 ASide A runout stamped
2 ℗ 1967 K7 ⋄K VEV 00 V6=8709 BSide B runout tamped
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 | France | Verve Records V6-8709First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Germany | Verve Records V6-8709First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | Verve Records V6-8709First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V6-8709First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V-8709 / Verve Records V/8709First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V-8709 / Verve Records V/8709First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V-8709First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V6-8709 / Verve Records V6/8709First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Verve Records SVLP 9193LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Verve Records VLP 9193 / Verve Records VLP.9193LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | France | Verve Records 2304 519LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Worldwide | Verve Records V6-8709 / Verve Records V/V6-8709LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Verve Records 837 439-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of Now Please Don't You Cry, Beautiful Edith are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1967 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, France, Germany. One of them is Verve Records V6-8709.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V6-8709, V-8709) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V6·8709 MGS·1048 VAN GELDER and V6·8709 MGS·1049 VAN GELDER. 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.
