Vinyl pressings
by Wes Montgomery · 1968
Willow Weep For Me 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.
6 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 2 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.
V6-8765 SIDE - 1 MGS - 1800 [Block-shaped "S" stamp]Side A runout
V6-8765 SIDE - 2 MGS - 1801 [Block-shaped "S" stamp]Side B runout
(MGS 1800)Side A label
(MGS 1801)Side B label
V6-8765 SIDE-1 MGS-1800Side A runout
V6-8765 SIDE-2 MGS-1801Side B runout
(MGS 1800)Side A label
(MGS 1801)Side B label
V6-8765 SIDE - 1 MGS - 1800 [Block-shaped "S" stamp]Side A runout
V6-8765 SIDE - 2 MGS - 1801 [Block-shaped "S" stamp]Side B runout
(MGS 1800)Side A label
(MGS 1801)Side B label
V 8765 A-1Runout side A stamped
V 8765 B-1Runout side B stamped
V 8765ALabel side A
V 8765BLabel side B
V6 8765 A-1 1 / RRunout side A stamped
V6 8765 B-1 1 / RRunout side B stamped
V 8765ALabel side A
V 8765BLabel side B
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 | UK | Verve Records SVLP 9238First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | UK | Verve Records VLP 9238 / Verve Records VLP.9238First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | Verve Records VLP 9238 / Verve Records VLP.9238First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Verve Records V6-8765First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Verve Records V6-8765First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Verve Records V6-8765First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | Brazil | Verve Records VELP 78.002LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | Verve Records V6-8765LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Canada | Verve Records V6-8765LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Germany | Verve Records V6-8765LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Philippines | Verve Records V6-8765LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | South Africa | Verve Records V6-8765LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Spain | Verve Records V6-8765LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Verve Records V6-8765LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Verve Records V6-8765LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Japan | Verve Records MV 2077LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Verve Records MV 2077LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Japan | Verve Records 20MJ 0066LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Verve Records 2317 023LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Verve Records V6-8765LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Verve Records V6-8765LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Verve Records V6-8765LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
25 vinyl pressings of Willow Weep For Me are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1968 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK. One of them is Verve Records V6-8765, released December 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V6-8765, SVLP 9238, VLP 9238) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V6-8765 SIDE - 1 MGS - 1800 [Block-shaped "S" stamp] and V6-8765 SIDE - 2 MGS - 1801 [Block-shaped "S" stamp]. 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.
