Vinyl pressings
by The Mothers · 1968
Cruising With Ruben & The Jets was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
V6-5055-X SiDE 1 MGS-1532-RE-1 11 [MGM cutting-profile S]Side A runout, variant 1
V65055X Side 2 MGS1533 rs 11 [MGM cutting-profile S]Side B runout, variant 1
V6-5055-X SiDE-1 MGS-1532-RE-1 12 [block S]Side A runout, variant 2
V6 5505 X Side 2 MGS1533 rs 12 [block S]Side B runout, variant 2
V6-5055-X SiDE-1 MGS-1532-RE-1 12 [block S stamp]Side A runout, variant 1
V6 5055 X Side 2 MGS1533 11 [block S stamp]Side B runout, variant 1
V6-5055-X Side 1 mGS-1532 11 [block S stamp]Side A runout, variant 2
V6 5055 X Side 2 mGS1533 12 [block S stamp]Side B runout, variant 2
V6-5055-X SIDE-1 MGS-1532Side A, Runout, Etched
V6-5055 X SIDE 2 MGS1533Side B, Runout, Etched
MGS 1532Side A, Label
MGS 1533Side B, Label
V6-5055-X SiDE-1 MGS-1532-RE-1 11 [block S stamp]Side 1 runout, variant 1
V6 5055 X Side 2 MGS1533 13 [block S stamp]Side 2 runout, variant 1
V6 5055 X Side 2 MGS1533 12 [block S stamp]Side 2 runout, variant 2
V6 5055 X SiDE 2 MGS1533 RE-1 13 [block S stamp]Side 1 runout, variant 3
V6-5055-x SiDE-1 MGS-1532-RE-1 12Side 1
V6 5055X Side 2 MGS1533 11Side 2
V6-5055-X SiDE-1 MGS-1532-RE-1 11Side A runout
V6 5055X Side 2 MGS1533 13Side B runout
MGS-1532Side A label
MGS-1533Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Verve Records V6-5055XFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Verve Records V6-5055X / Verve Records V6 5055First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Verve Records V6-5055-X / Verve Records V6-5055xFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Verve Records V6-5055x / Verve Records V6-5055-XFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Verve Records V6-5055XFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Verve Records V6/5055X / Verve Records V6 5055-XFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Verve Records V6-5055XFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Verve Records V6-5055XFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Verve Records V6-5055xFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | Verve Records 710 020First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Brazil | Verve Records VELP 78.007LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Brazil | Verve Records VELP 78.007LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | UK | Verve Records SVLP 9237LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Verve Records VLP 9237 / Bizarre Records VLP 9237LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | UK | Verve Records 2317 069LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1972 | UK | Verve Records 2317 069LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | UK | Verve Records 2317 069LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Verve Records 2317 069LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | Canada | Verve Records V6 5055 / Verve Records 2317 069LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | US | Verve Records V6/5055XLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | US | Barking Pumpkin Records BPR-7777-5LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Europe | Zappa Records ZR 3838-1 / Barking Pumpkin Records ZR 3838-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2016 | US | Zappa Records ZR 3838-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Verve Records 2317 069LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Unknown | Verve Records 2317 069LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Unknown | Verve Records 2317 069LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Unknown | Verve Records 2317 069LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Unknown | Verve Records 2317 069LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Unknown | Verve Records 2317 069LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | France | Metro Records 2356 068LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Taiwan | Bell Song Record SWL - 1160 / Bell Song Record V6-5055XLP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Verve Records V6-5055x / Verve Records V6 5055-XLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Verve Records V6 5055-X / Verve Records V6/5055xLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Universal 0238381LP, Album | LP, Album |
34 vinyl pressings of Cruising With Ruben & The Jets are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1968 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Germany, Australia, Canada. One of them is Verve Records V6-5055-X.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V6-5055-X, V6-5055x, V6/5055X, V6-5055X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V6-5055-X SiDE 1 MGS-1532-RE-1 11 [MGM cutting-profile S] and V65055X Side 2 MGS1533 rs 11 [MGM cutting-profile 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.
