Vinyl pressings
by The Blues Project · 1966
Projections was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. 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 1966, 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.
FT3008 SIDE1 MG392 Re-1 13 [block-shaped S]Runout A, variant 1
FT3008 SIDE2 MG393 Re-1 13 [block-shaped S]Runout B, variant 1
FT 3008 SIDE1 MG392 12 [block-shaped S]Runout A, variant 2
FT 3008 SIDE2 MG393 Re-1 12 [block-shaped S]Runout B, variant 2
FTS-3008 SIDE-1 MGS-392-RE-1Side A runout, variant 1
FTS-3008 SIDE-2 MGS-393Side B runout, variant 1
FTS-3008 SiDE-1 MGS-392-RE-1 122 [Keyhole]Side A runout, variant 2
FTS-3008 SiDE-2 MGS-393 21 [Block S]Side B runout, variant 2
FT 3008 AMatrix Side A
FT 3008 BMatrix Side B
FT-3008 S-1 MG-392Runout Side A
FT-3008 S-2 MG-393Runout Side B
FTS-3008 SiDE-1 MGS-392Runout side A, etched
FTS-3008 SiDE-2 MGS-393Runout side B, etched
FTS 3008 ALabel side A
(MGS 292)Label side A
FT 3008 Side 1 MG 392Runout side A, etched
FT 3008 Side 2 MG 393Runout side B, etched
FT-3008Label side A
FT-3008Label side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | Verve Folkways FT-3008First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Verve Folkways FT-3008First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Verve Folkways FTS-3008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Verve Folkways FTS-3008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Verve Folkways FTS 3008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Germany | Verve Folkways FVS-9505First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Verve Folkways FT-3008First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Verve Folkways FTS-3008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Verve Folkways FT-3008First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Verve Folkways FT-3008First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Verve Folkways FT-3008First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | US | Verve Folkways FTS-3008 / Verve Folkways FTS 3008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Verve Forecast FTS-3008 / Verve Folkways FT-3008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Verve Folkways SW-91072LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1966 | US | Verve Folkways W 91072 / Verve Folkways FT-3008LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Japan | Verve Forecast 23MM 0127 / Verve Records 23MM 0127LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | Germany | Verve Forecast 827 918-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | Germany | Verve Records 827 918-1 / Verve Forecast 827 918-1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | Greece | Verve Forecast 827 918-1LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1986 | US | Verve Forecast 827 918-1 Y-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5317 / Universal Music Special Markets B0013165-01LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Italy | Verve FolkwaysLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2018 | Italy | Verve FolkwaysLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Verve Forecast FVS-9505LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Verve Forecast FTS-3008LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Verve Forecast FTS-3008LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
36 vinyl pressings of Projections are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1966 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany. One of them is Verve Folkways FT-3008.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FT-3008, FTS-3008, FTS 3008, FVS-9505) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FT3008 SIDE1 MG392 Re-1 13 [block-shaped S] and FT3008 SIDE2 MG393 Re-1 13 [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.
