Vinyl pressings
by Barry Goldberg Reunion · 1968
There's No Hole In My Soul 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.
11 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
BDS-5012A-2ARunout Side A, Stamped (Variant 1)
BDS-5012B-2ARunout Side B, Stamped (Variant 1)
o BD S 5012 A-2C T2 B2Runout Side A, Stamped (Variant 2)
o BD S 5012B-2C T2 A1Runout Side B, Stamped (Variant 2)
P BDS-5012A-2ARunout side A, variant 1
P BDS-5012B-2ARunout side B, variant 1
o BDS-5012A-2A 1 P A 1Runout side A, variant 2
o BDS-5012B-2A 1 P B 1Runout side B, variant 2
o BD S 5012A -2C ߁ Ƨ B 5Side A runout stamped, except ߁ Ƨ B 5 all etched
o BD S 5012B -2C ߁ Ƨ C ߁Side B runout stamped, except ߁ Ƨ C ߁ all etched
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 | Germany | Buddah Records 203 008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Buddah Records BDS 5012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | South Africa | Buddah Records BDC 5000First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Pye International NSPL 28116First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Buddah Records BDS 5012First yearLP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Buddah Records BDM 1012First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | US | Buddah Records BDS 5012First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1968 | Canada | Buddah Records BDS 5012First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Buddah Records BDS 5012First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Buddah Records BDS 5012First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Buddah Records BDS 5012First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of There's No Hole In My Soul are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Buddah Records BDS 5012, released April 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BDS 5012, BDM 1012, NSPL 28116, 203 008) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BDS-5012A-2A and BDS-5012B-2A. 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.
