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.
27 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 13 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-001 ZTSB 129640-1D [MR logo] △71831Side A Runout
ST-002 ZTSB 129639-1D [MR logo] △71831-XSide B Runout
(ST-002)Label A
(ST-001)Label B
p(stamped/inverted) (ST-002 crossed out) ST-001 ZTSB 129640-1C(etched)A side deadwax (variant 1)
p(stamped/inverted) (ST001 crossed out) ST002 ZTSB129639-1E(etched)B side deadwax (variant 1)
p(stamped/inverted) (ST-002 crossed out) ST-001 ZTSB 129640-1E(etched)A side deadwax (variant 2)
p(stamped/inverted) (ST001 crossed out) ST002 ZTSB129639-1C(etched)B side deadwax (variant 2)
ST-001 ZTSB129639-1ARunout side A, variant 1
ST-002 ZTSB129640-1ARunout side B, variant 1
ST-001 ZTSB129639-1BRunout side A, variant 2
ST-002 ZTSB129640-1ARunout side B, variant 2
ST-001 [SRC Logo] ZTSB129639-1ARunout Side A, Etched except [stamped]
ST-002 [SRC Logo] ZTSB129640-1ARunout Side B, Etched except [stamped]
ST-002Label Side A
ST-001Label Side B
ZTSB-129639Runout side A
ZTSB-129640Runout side B
ST-001 ZTSB129639-1ASide A etched
ST-002 ZTSB129640-1ASide B etched
ST-001-PLSide A label
ST-002-PLSide 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 KK-2430First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Australia | Stax KK-2430First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Australia | Stax KK-2430First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Stax STA-0001First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Denmark | Stax STAX 102First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Stax 169038 / Stax 169 038First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Stax 169.038 / Stax 169 038First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Ghana | Stax STAX 102First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Italy | Stax 45X-007First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Stax STA 0001First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Stax STA-0001First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Stax KK-2430First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Nigeria | Stax 102First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Norway | Stax STAX 102First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Norway | Stax STAX 102First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | France | Stax 2025 0437", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Special Edition | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Special Edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | UK | Stax STAP 8087", 45 RPM, Single, Picture Disc, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Picture Disc, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Picture disc |
| 1987 | UK | Stax STAX 8087", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label 12 MS-001-A-112", Single Sided, Single, Etched, White Label | 12", Single Sided, Single, Etched, White Label |
| ? | France | Stax 1690387", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | France | Stax 1690387", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Jamaica | Stax STA. 00017", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Jamaica | Stax STA. 00017", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Netherlands | Stax STA-00017", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Turkey | Stateside TSS 40327", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
38 vinyl pressings of Soul-Limbo are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1968 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Stax STA-0001.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use STA-0001, STA. 0001, STAX 102, KK-2430) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-001 ZTSB 129640-1D [MR logo] △71831 and ST-002 ZTSB 129639-1D [MR logo] △71831-X. 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.
