Vinyl pressings
by Booker T & The MG's · 1965
Soul Dressing was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 3 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.
STX-12151 A LW AT WSide A runout, variant 1
STX-12152 A LW AT WSide B runout, variant 1
STX-12151 -1 LW AT WSide A runout, variant 2
STX-12152 -1 LW AT WSide B runout, variant 2
CL ST-STX-65627-1A /VSide A Runout stamped, except 7 etched over stamped 8, /V etched
CL ST STX-65628-1A I /VSide B Runout, stamped, except /V etched
ST-STX-65627-A LW AT W-Side A Runout variant 1
ST STX-65628-A LW AT WSide B Runout variant 1
STX-12151 LW AT WRunout, side A
STX-12152 LW AT WRunout, side B
STX-12151Label, side A
STX-12152Label, side B
W STX-12151 A LW ATA runout etched
W STX-12152 A LW ATB runout etched
STX-12151A label
STX-12152B label
STX-12151-AA △7755 ATSide A
STX-12151-AA △7755 X ATSide B
ST-STX-65628-AA △7756 X AT WSide A
ST-STX-65627-AA △7756 X AT WSide B
ST-STX-65627-MOLabel A
ST-STX-65628-MOLabel B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Canada | Stax STX 705First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Atlantic ATL 5027 / Stax ATL 5027First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Stax SD-705 / Stax 705First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Stax 705 / Stax SD-705First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Stax 705First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Stax 705First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Stax SD 705 / Stax 705First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Stax 705First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Stax 705First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Stax 705First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Stax 705First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1965 | US | Stax 705First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Atlantic 587047LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5042 / Stax LP 5042LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2000 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5042 / Stax LP 5042LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP998 / Atlantic MOVLP998LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | Jackpot Records JPR098 / Atlantic JPR098LP, Album, Limited Edition, Mono · Mono, Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Mono · Mono, Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Jackpot Records JPR098LP, Album, Limited Edition, Mono · Mono, Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Mono · Mono, Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Jackpot Records JPR098LP, Album, Limited Edition, Mono · Mono, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Mono · Mono, Limited |
| 2023 | US | Stax R1 624997LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Stax STAX 705(C)LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
21 vinyl pressings of Soul Dressing are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1965 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Stax 705, released March 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 705, SD 705, SD-705, ATL 5027) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STX-12151 A LW AT W and STX-12152 A LW AT W. 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.
