Vinyl pressings
by Aretha Franklin · 1966
Soul Sister 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.
13 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 6 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.
XSM113785-2BSide A runout, variant 1
XSM113786-1BSide B runout, variant 1
o XSM113785-2B T A||Side A runout, variant 2
o XSM113786-1B T C|||Side B runout, variant 2
XLP113783-2CRunout, Side 1 stamped
XLP113784-1CRunout, Side 2 stamped
XLP 113783Label, Side 1
XLP 113784Label, Side 2
XSM113785-2BA
XSM113786-1BB
o XSM113785-1A P A1Side A stamped
o XSM113786-2A P A2Side B stamped
XSM 113785Side A label
XSM 113786Side B label
XSM113785-1CSide A runout [variant 1]
XSM113786-2C SSide B runout [variant 1]
XSM 113785Side A label
XSM 113786Side B label
XLP 113783A Side Label
XLP 113784B Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Germany | CBS S 62 744First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Philippines | CBS CS 9321First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | CBS 62744 / CBS SBPG 62744First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | CBS SBPG 62744 / CBS 62744First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | CBS 62744First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | US | Columbia Special Products C 10261LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Columbia CS 9321First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Israel | CBS SBPG 62744First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Columbia CS 9321First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Columbia CL 2521First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Columbia CL 2521First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | US | Columbia CS 9321First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Columbia CS 9321First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Columbia CS 9321First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | CBS SBPG 62744LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP516LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia Limited Edition LE 10137LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9321LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 2521LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
19 vinyl pressings of Soul Sister are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1966 and 2012.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Canada, Israel and more. One of them is Columbia CS 9321, released June 13, 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 9321, CL 2521, 62744, SBPG 62744) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSM113785-2B and XSM113786-1B. 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.
