Vinyl pressings
by Wes Montgomery · 1968
Down Here On The Ground 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.
28 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 14 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.
A&M SP-3011-RE-1-P2Side A runout, variant 1
SP-3012-9 T VAN GELDERSide B runout, variant 1
A CTS-3011-4 VANGELDER A1Side A runout, variant 2 [VANGELDER & As stamped]
3012-9 AM1 X 8/21/68 VANGELDER A2Side B runout, variant 2 [VANGELDER & AM1 X stamped]
CTS 3011 3 VAN GELDER A6Runout side A, variant 1
CTS 3012-1 VAN GELDER A1Runout side B, variant 1
CTS-3011- 4 5 VAN GELDER A5 ARunout side A, variant 2
CTS-3012-1 VAN GELDER A1 ARunout side B, variant 2
CTS 3011 -1A E 3 J o 1Side 1, etched, 3, J, o stamped
CTS 3012 -1A o E 4 J 1Side 2, etched, o, 4, J stamped
CTSP-3011-5 VAN GELDER △11618Runout side A, variant 1
3012-2 (MR) △11618-X VAN GELDERRunout side B, variant 1
CTSP-3011-5 (MR) VAN GELDER △11618Runout side A, variant 2
3012 (MR) △11618-X VAN GELDERRunout side B, variant 2
CTS 3011 Side 1
CTS 3012 Side 2
CTS 3011-5 VAN GELDERRunout side A, variant 1
CTS 3012 SIDE 2-1A 7Runout side B, variant 1
CTS 3011-4 VAN GELDER Λ11 ⍘Runout side A, variant 2
3012 NYXT VAN GELDER Λ1Runout side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Argentina | A&M Records XA 6023 / CTI Records XA 6023First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Australia | A&M Records SAML-932,897First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | A&M Records SP 3006 / CTI Records SP-3006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | France | A&M Records 212 038First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Germany | A&M Records 212 038First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Italy | A&M Records SP 4006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Jamaica | A&M Records LP 3006 / CTI Records LP 3006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Jamaica | A&M Records LP 3006 / CTI Records LP 3006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Japan | A&M Records AML-305 / CTI Records AML 305First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Mexico | A&M Records AML-1005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | New Zealand | A&M Records SAML 932,897First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | South Africa | A&M Records SAM 046First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Spain | A&M Records HDAS 371-16 / CTI Records HDAS 371-16First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | A&M Records AMLS 3006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | A&M Records LP-2006First yearLP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Italy | A&M Records SLAM 63.006LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | A&M Records AML-352 / CTI Records AML 352LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Japan | A&M Records LAX 3092LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | Japan | A&M Records AMP-7033 / CTI Records AMP-7033LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | A&M Records AMP-7033 / CTI Records AMP-7033LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | US | A&M Records SP-9-3006 / CTI Records SP-9-3006LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1987 | Japan | A&M Records C25Y3802LP, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1987 | Japan | A&M Records C25Y3802LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1989 | South Africa | A&M Records AMLS 63006LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Germany | A&M Records SP 3006 / Speakers Corner Records 589980LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2002 | Germany | A&M Records SP 3006 / Speakers Corner Records 589980LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | A&M Records LP 3006LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | A&M Records SAML-932,897LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | A&M Records SP 3006 / CTI Records SP 3006LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | A&M Records AMP-18002LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-3006 / A&M Records LP 3006LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-3006 / CTI Records SP-3006LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-3006 / CTI Records SP-3006LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-3006 / A&M Records LP 3006LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | A&M Records SP-3006 / CTI Records SP-3006LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
49 vinyl pressings of Down Here On The Ground are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1968 and 2002.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is A&M Records SP-3006, released April 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP-3006, LP 3006, SP 3006, LP-2006) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A&M SP-3011-RE-1-P2 and SP-3012-9 T VAN GELDER. 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.
