UK
1975- Label and catalog number
- NEMS NELD 101
- Format
- LP, Compilation · Gatefold
Vinyl pressings
We Sold Our Soul For Rock 'N' Roll
by Black Sabbath · 1975
120 pressings24 countriesHard RockHeavy MetalRock
We Sold Our Soul For Rock 'N' Roll was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
How to spot a first pressing of We Sold Our Soul For Rock 'N' Roll
11 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
UK
1975- Label and catalog number
- NEMS NELD 101
- Format
- LP, Compilation · Gatefold
UK
1975- Label and catalog number
- NEMS NELD 101
- Format
- LP, Compilation
- Runout / matrix
NELD-101-A1Side One, stamped
NELD-101-B1Side Two, stamped
NELD-101-C1Side Three, stamped
NELD-101-D1Side Four, stamped
UK
1975- Label and catalog number
- NEMS NELD 101
- Format
- LP, Compilation
- Runout / matrix
NELD101-A2 TBSide A etched
NELD101-B2 TBSide B etched
NELD101-C2 TBSide C etched
NELD101-D2 TBSide D etched
UK
1975- Label and catalog number
- NEMS 9299740
- Format
- LP, Compilation, White Label
- Runout / matrix
9299740 1Y//1 420 03 12 2Side A, stamped
9299740 2Y//1 420 03 11 1Side B, stamped
UK
1975- Label and catalog number
- NEMS NELD 101
- Format
- LP, Compilation, White Label, Stereo
- Runout / matrix
NELD · 101 · A1 ∴ 1Side One, stamped
NELD · 101 · B1 ∴ 1Side Two, stamped
NELD · 101 · C1Side Three, stamped
NELD · 101 · A1 ∴ 1Side Four, stamped
Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.
All 120 vinyl pressings
By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.
1970s51 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Vertigo 6641 371First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1975 | France | Vertigo 6641 335First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Vertigo 9299740 / Vertigo 9299 741First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Ireland | Philips 6641 335First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Rhodesia | Vertigo 2LP6641335First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | UK | NEMS NELD 101First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | UK | NEMS NELD 101First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | UK | NEMS NELD 101First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | UK | NEMS NELD 101First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | UK | NEMS 9299740First yearLP, Compilation, White Label | LP, Compilation, White Label |
| 1975 | UK | NEMS NELD 101First yearLP, Compilation, White Label, Stereo | LP, Compilation, White Label, Stereo |
| 1976 | Argentina | Vertigo 9299740/1LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | Australia | NEMS L 45691/2LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
| 1976 | Austria | Vertigo 6641335LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1976 | Brazil | NEMS 304 1081/82LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
1980s23 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Powderworks MLSP 2434LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1980 | Japan | NEMS SP32-5017~18LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1980 | Japan | NEMS SP32-5017~18LP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1980 | UK | NEMS NELD 101LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1980 | UK | NEMS NELD 101LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1981 | Australia | 7 Records MLSP 2434LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1981 | Italy | NEMS AARM 242015LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1981 | Spain | NEMS 16A0147 / Edigsa 16A0147LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1981 | Spain | NEMS 16A0147 / Edigsa 16A0147LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | Warner Bros. Records 2BS 2923LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| 1982 | Brazil | NEMS 304.1081/82LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1982 | Ireland | NEMS NELD 101LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1982 | Ireland | NEMS NELD 101LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1982 | UK | NEMS NELD 101LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1982 | UK | NEMS NELD 101LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
1990s2 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | Castle Communications CCSLP 249LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1998 | UK | NEMS NELD 101LP, Compilation, Repress, Limited Edition · Limited | LP, Compilation, Repress, Limited Edition · Limited |
2000s2 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Italy | Earmark 41007LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 2004 | Italy | Earmark 41007LP, Compilation, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
2010s4 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Warner Bros. Records R1-2923LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 2018 | US | Warner Bros. Records RR1 2923LP, Compilation, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2018 | US | Warner Bros. Records RR1 2923LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | US | Warner Bros. Records RR1 2923LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
2020s3 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Warner Records RR1 2923 / Warner Records RCV1 2923LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2021 | US | Warner Records RCV1 2923 / Warner Records 081227891619LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2025 | US | Warner Records RCV1 2923 / Warner Records 081227809676LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
Year unknown35 pressings
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Vertigo 6641 371LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 2SWS 2923LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 2SWS 2923LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 2SWS 2923LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 2SWS 2923LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 2SWS 2923LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Warner Bros. Records 2SWS 2923LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Spiegelei INT 155.603 / NEMS NELD 101LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Spiegelei INT 155.603LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Spiegelei INT 155.603 / NEMS NELD 101LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Greece | Vertigo 6366 116 / Vertigo 6641 335LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Vertigo 6366 116 / Vertigo 6641 335LP, Compilation, Repress | LP, Compilation, Repress |
| ? | Guatemala | Vertigo 6366116LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Ireland | NEMS NELD 101LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Japan | Vertigo BT-5088-9LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
Tracklist
- A1Black Sabbath6:20
- A2The Wizard4:22
- A3Warning10:30
- B1Paranoid2:45
- B2War Pigs8:49
- B3Iron Man5:47
- B4Wicked World4:35
- C1Tomorrow's Dream3:06
- C2Fairies Wear Boots6:07
- C3Changes4:41
- C4Sweet Leaf5:02
- C5Children Of The Grave5:15
- D1Sabbath Bloody Sabbath5:43
- D2Am I Going Insane (Radio)4:20
- D3Laguna Sunrise2:49
- D4Snowblind5:25
- D5N. I. B.5:51
Questions
How many vinyl pressings of We Sold Our Soul For Rock 'N' Roll are there?
120 vinyl pressings of We Sold Our Soul For Rock 'N' Roll are listed here, from 24 countries, released between 1975 and 2025.
When was We Sold Our Soul For Rock 'N' Roll first released on vinyl?
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, Australia, France, Germany and more. One of them is NEMS NELD 101.
How do I tell if my copy of We Sold Our Soul For Rock 'N' Roll is a first pressing?
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NELD 101, 9299740, 6641 371, 6641 335) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.
How much is We Sold Our Soul For Rock 'N' Roll on vinyl worth?
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.
