Vinyl pressings
by Stan Getz · 1967
Sweet Rain 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.
13 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.
V-8693 MG-944 VAN GELDERSide A runout, variant 1
V-8693 MG-945 VAN GELDERSide B runout, variant 1
V-8693 MG-944 32 VAN GELDERSide A runout, variant 2
V-8693 MG-945 13 VAN GELDER [Block-shaped "S" stamp]Side B runout, variant 2
MGS 944Side A label
MGS 945Side B label
V6-8693 MGS-944 VAN GELDERSide A Runout, etched [VAN GELDER stamped] Variant 1
V6-8693 MGS-945 VAN GELDERSide A Runout, etched [VAN GELDER stamped] Variant 1
V6-8693 MGS-944 1I VAN GELDERSide A Runout, etched [VAN GELDER] stamped Variant 2
V6-8693 MGS-944 1I VAN GELDERSide B Runout, etched [VAN GELDER] stamped Variant 2
V-8693 MG-944 VAN GELDERRunout Side A
V-8693 MG-945 VAN GELDERRunout Side B
V-8693 MG-944 [etched] VAN GELDER [stamped]Side A Runout
V-8693 MG-945 [etched] VAN GELDER [stamped]Side B Runout
V-8693 MG-944 [etched] VAN GELDER [stamped]Side A Runout
V-8693 MG-945 [etched] VAN GELDER [stamped]Side B Runout
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 8693(E)First yearLP | LP |
| 1967 | France | Verve Records V6-8693First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | Verve Records V6-8693First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | Verve Records V6-8693First yearLP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1967 | Germany | Verve Records V6-8693First yearLP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1967 | UK | Verve Records 2317 115LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V6-8693 / Verve Records V6/8693First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records SMAS-91225LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V-8693First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V-8693First yearLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V6-8693 / Verve Records V/V6-8693First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V-8693First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V-8693First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Verve Records VLP 9178First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Verve Records SVLP 9178 / Verve Records V6 8693First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Japan | Verve Records MV 2049LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | Japan | Verve Records MV 2049LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | Verve Records 23MJ 3027LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Japan | Verve Records 20MJ 0015LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Japan | Verve Records UCJU-9026LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Worldwide | Verve Records 602465124699 / UMe 602465124699LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Verve Records 602465124699 / UMe 602465124699LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Verve Records V 8693 (D)LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Verve Records V6-8693LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Verve Records 2352 192LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
25 vinyl pressings of Sweet Rain are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1967 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Verve Records V-8693, released July 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V-8693, V6-8693, VLP 9178, SVLP 9178) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V-8693 MG-944 VAN GELDER and V-8693 MG-945 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.
