Vinyl pressings
by Booker T & The MG's · 1969
Slum Baby / Meditation was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 9 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-0206 A1 SPSSide A runout etched, variant 1 & 2
ST-0207Side B runout etched, variant 1
ST-0207 WJ 3Side B runout etched, variant 2
ST-0206Side A label
ST-0206Etched in runout (Side A)
AI SPSEtched in runout (Side A)
ST-0207Etched in runout (Side B)
SRCStamped in runout (both sides)
(ST-0206)Label A
(ST-0207)Label B
ST-0206 [MR Logo] △77405 A1 SPS
ST-0207 [MR Logo] △77405-X WJ
p ST-0206 A1 SPS 3Etched Side A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Canada | Stax STA. 0049XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Denmark | Stax STA 0049First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | Stax 1C 006-90 577First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Germany | Stax 1C 006-90 577First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Jamaica | Stax STA-0049First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Stax STA 0049First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Norway | Stax STA 0049First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | South Africa | Stax SL.52First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Sweden | Stax STA 0049First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Stax STA-0049First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Stax STA-0049First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Stax STA-0049First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Stax STA-0049First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1969 | US | Stax STA-0049First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | US | Stax STA-0049First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
16 vinyl pressings of Slum Baby / Meditation are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Canada, Denmark, Germany and more. One of them is Stax STA-0049, released July 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use STA-0049, STA. 0049X, STA 0049, 1C 006-90 577) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-0206 A1 SPS and ST-0207. 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.
