Vinyl pressings
by Average White Band · 1976
Soul Searching was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 14 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.
ST-A-763631-D WITH HELP FROM GEORGE 0-1 DK SP PRA-Side Runout Etching
ST-A-763632-A 0-1 AT/DK SP PRB-Side Runout Etching
ST-A-763631 SPA-Side Label
ST-A-763632 SPB-Side Label
ST-A-763631-DD WITH HELP FROM GEORGE DK MR △ 21059Runout side A, variant 1
STA-A-763632-A AT/DK MR △ 21059-X PRRunout side B, variant 1
ST-A-763631-DD WITH HELP FROM GEORGE DK MR (2) △ 21059Runout side A, variant 2
ST-A-763632-AA AT/DK MR (2) △ 21059-X PRRunout side B, variant 2
ST-A-763631-D WITH HELP FROM GEORGE DKRunout A side, etched
ST-A-763632-A AT/DK PRRunout B side, etched
ST-A-763631-E WiTH HELP FROM GEORGE DK (PR)Runout Side A (variant 2)
ST-A-763632-A AT/DK PRRunout Side B (variant 2)
ST-A-763631-B WITH HELP FROM GEORGIE DKRunout Side A [Var.1]
ST-A-763632-A AT/DKRunout Side B [Var.1]
ST-A-763631-EEE-1 WITH HELP FROM GEORGE-II DK II PRC (PR)Runout Side A [Var.2]
ST-A-763632-AAA-1 AT/DK PRCRunout Side B [Var. 2]
ST-A-763631-RIA
ST-A-763632-RIB
ST-A-763631 DDD-1 DK WITH HELP FROM GEORGEA
ST-A-763632 AAA AT/DK PRB
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Atlantic SD 18179First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Brazil | Atlantic SD 18179 / Atlantic 30.000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Atlantic SD 18179First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Atlantic 50272First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 50 272First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Greece | Atlantic ST-A763631 / Lyra 0121First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | Atlantic W 50272First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | Atlantic P-10212AFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Atlantic P-10212AFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 50272First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Atlantic SD 18179First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | South Africa | Atlantic ATC 9621First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | Atlantic HATS 421-205First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Atlantic K 50272 / Atlantic SD 18179First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Atlantic SD 18179First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | RCA International INTS 5058 / RCA International NL 13096LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | UK | Demon Records DEMREC249LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UK | Demon Records DEMREC574LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2026 | UK | Demon Records DEMREC1340LP, Album | LP, Album |
25 vinyl pressings of Soul Searching are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1976 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 18179, released June 24, 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 18179, K 50272, 50272, ATL 50 272) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-763631-D WITH HELP FROM GEORGE 0-1 DK SP PR and ST-A-763632-A 0-1 AT/DK SP PR. 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.
