Vinyl pressings
by The Blues Project · 1967
Live At Town Hall 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.
12 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 4 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.
FTS-3025 SIDE-1 MGS-1018 22 [block-shaped S]Side A runout, var.1
FTS-3025 SIDE-2 MGS-1019 31 [block-shaped S]Side B runout, var.1
FTS-3025 S-1 MGS-1018 RE-1 1 1 [block-shaped S]Side A runout, var.2
FTS-3025 SIDE-2 MGS-1019 31 [block-shaped S]Side B runout, var.2
Etched (Side A): FT3025 SIDE1 MG1018 "11" (in dotted numbers)Variant 1
Etched (Side B): FT3025 SIDE2 MG1019 "25" (in dotted numbers)Variant 1
Etched (Side A): FT3025 SIDE1 MG1018Variant 2
Etched (Side B): FT3025 SIDE2 MG1019Variant 2
FTS-3025 SIDE-1 MGS-1018 24Side A runout, variant 1
FTS-3025 SIDE-2 MGS-1019 22Side B runout, variant 1
FTS- 3025 SiDE-1 MGS-1018 24 FTS-3025 SIDE-2 MGS-1019 22Side A runout, variant 2
FTS- 3025 SiDE-2 MGS-1019 22FTS-3025 SIDE-2 MGS-1019 22Side B runout, variant 2
FTS-3025 SIDE-1 MGS-1018 21 (block shaped S)Variant 1) (Side A etched exc. "S" stamp
FTS-3025 SIDE-2 MGS-1019 21 (block shaped S)Variant 1) (Side B etched exc. "S" stamp
FTS-3025 S-1 MGS-1018-3 21 (block shaped S)Variant 2) (Side A etched exc. "S" stamp
FTS-3025 SIDE-2 MGS-1019 21 (block shaped S)Variant 2) (Side B etched exc. "S" stamp
FTS-3025 SIDE-1 MGS-1018Runout A etched
FTS-3025 SIDE-2 MGS-1019Runout B etched
MGS 1018Matrix A, on label
MGS 1019Matrix B, on label
FT3025 SIDE1 MG1018Side 1 (etched)
FT3025 SIDE2 MG1019Side 2 (etched)
Block 'S' SymbolSides 1 and 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 | Canada | Verve Folkways FT-3025First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Verve Folkways FTS-3025First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Verve Forecast FTS-3025First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | Verve Forecast FVS 9509First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Verve Forecast FTS-3025First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Verve Forecast FTS-3025 / Verve Forecast FTS3025First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Verve Forecast FT-3025First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Verve Forecast FTS-3025First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Verve Forecast FTS-3025First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Verve Forecast FTS-3025 / Verve Forecast FTS 3025First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Verve Forecast FT-3025First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Verve Forecast FT-3025 / Verve Forecast FT3025First yearLP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1969 | Japan | Verve Records MV-1116LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | Japan | Verve Records SMV-1116LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | Japan | Verve Records SMV-1116LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Japan | Verve Records 23MM 0128LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Verve Forecast FTS-3025LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Verve Forecast FTS-3025LP, Album | LP, Album |
18 vinyl pressings of Live At Town Hall are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1967 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada, Germany, New Zealand. One of them is Verve Forecast FTS-3025.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FTS-3025, FT-3025, FVS 9509) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FTS-3025 SIDE-1 MGS-1018 22 [block-shaped S] and FTS-3025 SIDE-2 MGS-1019 31 [block-shaped S]. 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.
