Vinyl pressings
by Stan Getz · 1967
The Best Of Stan Getz 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 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.
VG 8719 Side 1 MGS - 1170 REVSide A runout
VG 8719 Side 2 MGS - 1172 REV IIOSide B runout
MGS-1170Side A label
MGS-1171Side B label
V6-8719 SIDE 1 MGS - 1170 REVEtched Runout - Side A
V6-8719 SIDE 2 MGS - 1172 REVEtched Runout - Side B
MGS-1170Label Matrix - Side A
MGS-1171Label Matrix - Side B
V-8719 SIDE1 MG-1170 REV 21 ⎎Side A etched [⎎ stamped]
V-8719 SIDE2 MG-1171 REV 21 ⎎Side B etched [⎎ stamped]
V6-8719 S1Side A etch variant 1
V6-8719 S2 3Side B etch variant 1
V6-8719 S1 ➄Side A etch variant 2
V6-8719 S2 ̶3̶ ➃Side B etch variant 2
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 | Australia | Verve Records V6-8719First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1967 | Canada | Verve Records V6-8719 / Verve Records V6 8719First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | Jamaica | Verve Records V6 8719 / Verve Records V6-8719First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Verve Records V6 8719 / Verve Records V6-8719First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V6 8719 / Verve Records V6-8719First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V-8719First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V-8719First yearLP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V6 8719 / Verve Records V6-8719LP, Album, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V6/8719 / Verve Records V6-8719First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1969 | Brazil | Verve Records VELP 78.011 / Verve Records VELP 78011LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1969 | Italy | Verve Records SGVL 51.020LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Verve Records V-8719 / Verve Records V 8719LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Verve Records V6/8719 / Verve Records V6-8719LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of The Best Of Stan Getz are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1967 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Australia, Canada, Jamaica and more. One of them is Verve Records V6 8719.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V6 8719, V-8719, V6/8719, V6-8719) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VG 8719 Side 1 MGS - 1170 REV and VG 8719 Side 2 MGS - 1172 REV IIO. 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.
