Vinyl pressings
by Booker T & The MG's · 1968
Soul Limbo 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.
13 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 8 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.
T ST0001 XSVB 129819-1A 1 ̷T̷1̷ A 6 A 1 o STS∙ 2001-ASide A runout, etched ["A" "A" & "o" stamped]
T 1 XSBV 129820-1A ̷T̷1̷ A .o. STS∙ 2001-BSide B runout, etched ["A" & ".o." stamped]
XSBV 129819Side A label
XSBV 129820Side B label
STS-2001-A XSBV 129819-1C △12321A Side Etched
STS-2001-B XSBV 129820-1C △12321-XB Side Etched
(MR)A Side Stamped
(MR)B Side Stamped
STS.2001-A STS-0001 o XXXX XXXXX-1BA side runout etched
STS.2001-B STS.0002 XXXX XXXXX-1A oB side runout etched
STS 2001-A STS-0001A Side Runout Etched
STS 2001-B STS-0002B Side Runout Etched
PBoth Sides Runout Stamped
SMX28651 2ASide A runout
SMX28652 2ASide B runout
SMX28651Side A label
SMX28652Side B label
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 | Australia | Stax SKL-933,070First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Australia | Stax KL-33,070First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Canada | Stax STS 2001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Stax STS-2001 / Stax STS 2001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | France | Stax 69 013 / Stax 69.013First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | Stax SMAX 74 589First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Stax SKL-933,070 / Stax SKL-933070First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | South Africa | Stax SZB 8201 / Stax SZB.8201First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Stax STS-2001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Stax STS-2001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Stax STS-2001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Italy | Stax SLPX-103First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Stax STS-2001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | France | Stax 569 013LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1969 | Spain | Stax S-21115LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | France | Stax 2325-001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | Spain | Stax 23 25 001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1972 | US | Stax STS-2001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | Canada | Stax STS 2001 / Stax STS-2001LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | Ecuador | Stax LP-78004LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Stax STS-2001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | Australia | Stax STX-36615LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | Australia | Stax L 36615LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | Germany | Stax STX 88034LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Stax L 36615LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | US | Stax STX-4113LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Stax STX-4113LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | France | Stax STX 41013LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Italy | Fonit Cetra PL 470LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Spain | Stax S 50.066LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Germany | Stax 0052.503LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Spain | Stax 150 077 / Stax (50) 150 077LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | UK | Stax SXE009LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1987 | UK | Stax SXE009LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1988 | UK | Stax SXE 009LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | South Korea | Yeh Eum Records YFJL-660 / Stax STX-4113LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | UK | Stax SXE-009LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | UK | Stax SXE-009LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2022 | UK & Europe | Stax SXE-009LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Stax 2325 001LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Stax STS-2001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Stax 2325 001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Stax STS 2001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Stax 1C 062-90 680LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Stax 2325 001LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Israel | Stax STS-2001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Japan | Stax MW-1001LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Stax 5N 052-90680LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Stax 2363 014LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Stax STS-2001LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
54 vinyl pressings of Soul Limbo are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1968 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Italy, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Stax STS-2001, released October 15, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use STS-2001, SLPX-103, SKL-933,070, KL-33,070) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T ST0001 XSVB 129819-1A 1 ̷T̷1̷ A 6 A 1 o STS∙ 2001-A and T 1 XSBV 129820-1A ̷T̷1̷ A .o. STS∙ 2001-B. 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.
