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Vanilla Fudge (self-titled) vinyl value

Median ask · 2020 MFSL 2-491
$90
Typical asks
$81–$124
Basis
9 eBay asks
Every quoted ask sits on a 2020-or-later pressing. The 2004 pressings have no quoted range right now.
Live eBay asks, Sep 21, 2026; sold prices usually close lower. How we price

Vanilla Fudge — Vanilla Fudge (self-titled): pressings we track

PressingCatalogCountryNotesAsking
2020 Mobile Fidelity Sound LabMFSL 2-491USLimited Edition, Numbered, Reissue$81–$124
5 more pressings we track (no quoted eBay range)
PressingCatalogCountryNotes
2004 Sundazed MusicLP 5168USReissue, Mono, 180 GRAM
2015 Sundazed MusicLP 5168USReissue, Mono, RTI Press
2017 ATCOR1 224USA & EuropeLimited Edition, Reissue, Mono
2025 Sundazed MusicLP-5168USReissue, Mono, Blue
Undated SundazedLP 5168—Reissue, Mono

No quoted range right now (why). Scan your copy in the app for a current read.

6 pressings tracked · catalog of 974,753 releases, August 2026

What separates the pressings

Oldest we track, 2004First released 1967; our table starts at 2004 (Sundazed Music, US). A copy older than 2004 predates everything here. Treat it as the find.
Collector variants2004 US: Reissue, Mono, 180 GRAM; 2015 US: Reissue, Mono, RTI Press; 2017 USA & Europe: Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono. Pressed in small numbers, and priced accordingly.

How to identify your copy

Three checks, in the order worth doing them.

  1. 1

    Match the catalog number. It is printed on the spine and the record label. Check it together with the country against the pressings table above: the same number can appear in more than one country.

  2. 2

    Read the runout. The code etched in the dead wax near the label names the exact pressing. On the 2004 US pressing it reads “LP-5168-A NRP” on side one and “LP-5168-B-RE-2 NRP” on side two. Sleeves migrate between copies over the years; the etching stays with the record.

  3. 3

    Grade the condition. Condition multiplies the price: near mint can bring several times what a VG copy does. Vinyl and sleeve get separate grades; the scale is in our grading guide.

Discs and jackets part ways over the decades: a 1967 sleeve proves nothing about the record inside it. The runout etching and the label decide the pressing; the cover never does.

Questions

Which pressing of Vanilla Fudge (self-titled) is worth the most?

Original 1967 pressings lead; they predate everything in our table, and that scarcity is the point. Among tracked copies, the 2004 pressings come first. Scarcer variants (the 2004 “Reissue, Mono, 180 GRAM” and the 2015 “Reissue, Mono, RTI Press”) can beat an ordinary early copy. After that it is all condition: the gap between near mint and VG is usually larger than the gap between pressings.

How do I tell which pressing I have?

Match the catalog number on the spine and label against the table above, check the country, then read the etched code in the runout groove. On the 2004 US pressing the runout reads “LP-5168-A NRP”. A period jacket with a later disc inside is still a reissue.

How much is Vanilla Fudge (self-titled) worth today?

Sellers typically ask $81 to $124 for the later pressings we have quotes on; for the 2020 MFSL 2-491 the median ask is $90 over 9 listings (eBay, Sep 21, 2026). The 2004 pressings have no quoted range right now. Sold prices usually close lower. Scan your copy in the app for the range on your exact pressing and condition.

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