Vinyl pressings
by The Ventures · 1965
Ventures In Japan was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year. 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.
JBST-1 11 〄 F5Runout side 1 - stamped, variant 1
JBST-2 11 〄Runout side 2 - stamped, variant 1
JBST-1-2 22 〄 K5Runout side 1 - stamped, variant 2
JBST-2-2 10 〄Runout side 2 - stamped, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Japan | Liberty LP-7270First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1965 | Japan | Liberty LP-7270First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Japan | Liberty LP-8150LP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1967 | Japan | Liberty LP-8150LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Taiwan | First Record FL-1224LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1969 | Taiwan | Hoover Record Factory HV-6058LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Taiwan | Swan Records SW-2036LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1976 | Japan | Liberty LLS 80604LP, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | United Artists Records GXH 46LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Taiwan | First Record FL-1224LP, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
10 vinyl pressings of Ventures In Japan are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1965 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in Japan. One of them is Liberty LP-7270.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LP-7270) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, JBST-1 11 〄 F5 and JBST-2 11 〄. 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.
