Vinyl pressings
by The Righteous Brothers · 1967
The Righteous Brothers Greatest Hits 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.
16 pressings came out in 1967, 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.
V6-5020 SIDE-1 MGS-924-2 [block-shaped "S"]Runout etched side A, variant 1
V6-5020 SIDE-2 MGS-925-RE-1 [block-shaped "S"]Runout etched side B, variant 1
V6-5020 SIDE-1 MGS-924-2Runout etched side A, variant 2
V6-5020 S-2 MGS-925Runout etched side B, variant 2
V6-5020 S-1 MGS-924Runout A, variant 1
V6-5020 S-2 MGS-925Runout B, variant 1
V6-5020 SiDE-1 MGS-924-1Runout A, variant 2
V6-5020 S-2 MGS-925Runout B, variant 2
V-5024 S-1 MG-924Side A Runout Etched
V-5020 S-2 MG-925Side B Runout Etched
MG 924Side A Label
MG 925Side B Label
V6 5020 MGS 924-1A o 2 PSide A runout
V65020 MGS 925 Re 1-1A 7 2 P SXSide B runout
MGS 924Side A label matrix
MGS 925Side B label matrix
MG 924Matrix Side 1
MG 925Matrix Side 2
V5024 Side1 MG924Side 1 Runout etched
V5020 Side2 MG925-1Side 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Verve Records V-5020 / Verve Records V 5020First yearLP, Mono, Compilation · Mono | LP, Mono, Compilation · Mono |
| 1967 | Australia | Verve Records V6-5020First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Verve Records V6-5020 / Verve Records V6/5020First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Verve Records V-5020 / Verve Records V 5020First yearLP, Mono, Compilation · Mono | LP, Mono, Compilation · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Verve Records V6-5020 / Verve Records V6/5020First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Verve Records V6-5020 / Verve Records V6/5020First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | Verve Records 710 005First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1967 | UK | Verve Records VLP 9183First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Verve Records SVLP 9183First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V6-5020 / Verve Records V/V6-5020First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V-5020First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V6-5020 / Verve Records ST 91298LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V6-5020 / Verve Records V6/5020First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V-5020First yearLP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Compilation, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Verve Records V6-5020 / Verve Records V/V6-5020First yearLP, Compilation, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Misprint, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Canada | Verve Records V6-5020 / Verve Records V6 5020LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1973 | Canada | Verve Records V6-5020 / Verve Records V6 5020LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Canada | Polydor MIP-1-9304LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Canada | Polydor MIP-1-9304LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Japan | Verve Records 25MM 0066LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Japan | Verve Records 25MM 0066LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | Polydor 2335 229LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | Japan | Verve Records 18MM 0585LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1989 | South Africa | Verve Records PPL 1001LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1989 | South Africa | Verve Records MMTL 1567LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Verve Records V6-5020LP, Stereo, Compilation | LP, Stereo, Compilation |
| ? | Australia | Verve Records V6-5020LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Polydor MIP-1-9304LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Verve Records V6-5020 / Verve Records V6 5020LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Germany | Verve Records 2367 262LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| ? | Germany | Verve Records 2367 262LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Germany | Verve Records 2367 262LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Ireland | Polydor SPELP 47 / Polydor 2367 262LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Jamaica | Verve Records V6-5020LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Japan | Verve Records 25MM 0066LP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| ? | New Zealand | Verve Records 2352 188LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Singapore | Verve Records SLT 710 005LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | South Korea | Verve Records 2367 262 / Verve Records SEL-200219LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Taiwan | Major MJ-Modern-004LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | Polydor SPELP 47LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
56 vinyl pressings of The Righteous Brothers Greatest Hits are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1967 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Verve Records V6-5020.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V6-5020, V-5020, VLP 9183, SVLP 9183) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V6-5020 SIDE-1 MGS-924-2 [block-shaped "S"] and V6-5020 SIDE-2 MGS-925-RE-1 [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.
