Vinyl pressings
by Wes Montgomery · 1966
Goin' Out Of My Head 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.
10 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 4 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.
V6-8642 66VGS-508 RE-1 VAN GELDERSide A runout variant 1
V6-8642 66VGS-509 RE-2 VAN GELDERSide B runout variant 1
V6-8642 66VGS-508 RE-1 5.1 VAN GELDERSide A runout variant 2
V6-8642 66VGS-509 RE-2 VAN GELDERSide B runout variant 2
V-8642 66VG-108 113 VAN GELDER [MGM Record Manufacturing Division Logo]Side A runout
V-8642 66VG-109 112 VAN GELDER [MGM Record Manufacturing Division Logo]Side B runout
66-VG-108Side A label
66-VG-109Side B label
V-8642 66VG .108 S-1 Van GelderSide A runout
V-8642 66VG .109. Van GelderSide B runout
V/8642 ASide A label
V/8642 BSide B label
V6-8642 SIDE-1 66-VGS-508-RE-3Side A runout, variant 1
V6-8642 SIDE-2 66-VGS-509-RE-3Side B runout, variant 1
V6-8642 .66VGS 508 RE-1 S1 VAN GELDER 11 5 [block-shaped S]Side A runout, variant 2
V6-8642 .66VGS 509 ∙RE-1 S2 21 VAN GELDER [block-shaped S]Side B runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Canada | Verve Records V-8642 (D)First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Verve Records V6-8642(E)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Germany | Verve Records V6-8642First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Germany | Verve Records V-8642First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Verve Records VLP 9126First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Verve Records SVLP 9126First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | US | Verve Records V6-8642First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Verve Records V-8642First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Verve Records V-8642 / Verve Records V/8642First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Verve Records V6-8642First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Verve Records V-8642 / Verve Records MAS-90691LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1966 | US | Verve Records SMAS-90691 / Verve Records V6-8642LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Japan | Verve Records MV 2110LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | Verve Records MV 2110 / Verve Records MV-2110LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | Verve Records MV 2110 / Verve Records MV-2110LP, Album, Promo, Repress, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Repress, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | Verve Records UMV 2110LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Japan | Verve Records UMV2110LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | US | DCC Compact Classics LPZ-2014LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Verve Records 72004LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Verve Records V6-8642LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Verve Records SMV-1063LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Verve Records V6-8642LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
22 vinyl pressings of Goin' Out Of My Head are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1966 and 1995.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Canada, Germany. One of them is Verve Records V6-8642.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V6-8642, V-8642, VLP 9126, SVLP 9126) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V6-8642 66VGS-508 RE-1 VAN GELDER and V6-8642 66VGS-509 RE-2 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.
