US
1968- Label and catalog number
- Verve Records V6-5051
- Format
- LP, Mono
Vinyl pressings
by The Righteous Brothers · 1968
Standards 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.
11 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
V6-5051 SIDE-1 MGS-1366 H ⎎Side A Runout
V6-5051 SIDE-2 MGS-1367 H ⎎Side B Runout
V6-5051 SIDE-1 MGS-1366Side A Runout Etched
V6-5051 SIDE-2 MGS-1367Side B Runout Etched
MGS 1366Side A Label
MGS 1367Side B Label
V5051 SIDE-1 M8-1366-RE-1Side 1 Runout etched
V5051 SIDE-2 M8-1367-RE-1Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | Verve Records V6-5051First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | Verve Records 710 016First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | Japan | Verve Records SMV-1094First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | UK | Verve Records VLP 9204First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | Verve Records SVLP 9204First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Verve Records V6-5051First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Verve Records V6-5051First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Verve Records V-5051First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | US | Verve Records V6-5051First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Verve Records V-5051First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Verve Records V6-5051 / Verve Records V6/5051First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ-695LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
12 vinyl pressings of Standards are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Verve Records V6-5051.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V6-5051, V-5051, VLP 9204, SVLP 9204) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.