Vinyl pressings
by The Righteous Brothers · 1966
Go Ahead And Cry 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.
12 pressings came out in 1966, 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-5004-S-1 MG-330-1Side 1 Runout Etched
V-5004-S-2 MG-331Side 2 Runout Etched
V-5004-S-1 MG-330Side A runout, etched, Variant 1
V-5004-S-2 MG-331-1Side B runout, etched, Variant 1
V6-5004 Side 1 MGS-330-1Side A runout
V6-5004 SiDE -2 MGS-331Side B runout
V6/5004-ASide A label
V6/5004-BSide B label
V6-5004 SIDE-1 MGS-330Side A Runout Etched
V6-5004 SIDE-2 MGS-331Side B Runout Etched
MGS-330Side A Label
MGS-331Side B Label
V5004 SIDE 1 MF330Side A runout, etched
V5004 SIDE 2 MG331Side B runout, etched
V5004 Side1 MF330Side 1 Runout Etched
V5004 Side2 MF331Side 2 Runout Etched
V-5004-S-1 MG-330Side 1 Runout Etched
V-5004-S-2 MG-331Side 2 Runout Etched
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 Records V-5004 / Verve Records V/5004First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Verve Records V6 5004(D)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | Canada | Verve Records V-5004 (C)First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Germany | Verve Records 710 002First yearLP | LP |
| 1966 | UK | Verve Records VLP 9140First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Verve Records SVLP.9140First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Verve Records V-5004 / Verve Records V/5004First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Verve Records V6-5004First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Verve Records ST-90921 / Verve Records V6-5004LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1966 | US | Verve Records V-5004 / Verve Records V/5004First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Verve Records V6-5004First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Verve Records V-5004 / Verve Records V5004First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Verve Records V/5004First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | Taiwan | First Record FL-S 1397 / First Record FL-1397LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 1968 | Taiwan | Leico Record PLS 3247 / Leico Record PLS-3247LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Verve Records SMV-1090LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Go Ahead And Cry are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1966 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Verve Records V-5004.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V-5004, V6-5004, V/5004, VLP 9140) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V-5004-S-1 MG-330-1 and V-5004-S-2 MG-331. 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.
