Vinyl pressings
by Allen Toussaint · 1970
Toussaint was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. 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 1970, 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.
SPS-594-A-1B SPS 24003-A [MR logo] △16011 STERLING RLSide A runout
SPS-594-B-1B 24003-B SPS 24003-B [MR logo] △16011-X STERLING RLSide B runout
SPS-24003-ASide A label
SPS-24003-BSide B label
24003 S̶P̶S̶-̶5̶9̶4̶-A-1B MR 7 △16011 STERLING RLSide A runout etched except MR and STERLING stamped
24003 S̶P̶S̶-̶5̶9̶4̶-B-1B S̶P̶-̶A̶-̶B̶-̶A̶ MR 7 △16011-X STERLING RLSide B runout etched except MR and STERLING stamped
SPS-24003-ASide A label
SPS-24003-BSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Scepter Records SPS 24003First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Scepter Records SPS 24003 / Scepter Records SPS-24003First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | UK | Wand WNS 14LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Scepter Records SPS 24003LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1971 | US | Scepter Records SPS 24003LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Repress · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Repress · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Scepter Records SPS 24003LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | Vogue LDM. 30301LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | UK | DJM Records DJM 22070LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | UK | DJM Records DJM 22070LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | UK | Kent Records KENT 036LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | UK | Kent Records KENT 036LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | US | Scepter Records SPS 24003LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UK | Kent Soul HIQLP 155LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Toussaint are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1970 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US. One of them is Scepter Records SPS 24003.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SPS 24003) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SPS-594-A-1B SPS 24003-A [MR logo] △16011 STERLING RL and SPS-594-B-1B 24003-B SPS 24003-B [MR logo] △16011-X STERLING RL. 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.
