Vinyl pressings
by Booker T & The MG's · 1969
The Booker T. Set 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.
20 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 11 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.
STL-0021-1A A.I. G.C.Side A etched runout [Var. 1]
STL-0021-1B A.I. G.C.Side B etched runout [Var. 1]
STL-0021-1A o A.I.G.C. 3 PSide A etched exc. o 3 P, stamped [Var. 2]
o STL-0022-1B A.I.G.C. D PSide B etched exc. o D P, stamped [Var. 2]
T STL-0021-1A A.I.G.C.Variant 1, runout side A
T STL-0022-1A A.I.G.C.Variant 1, runout side B
o T 1 STL-0021 -1A 1 A.I. G.C. C 4Variant 2, runout side A
o T 1 -0022 -1A 1 A.I. G.C. A 9Variant 2, runout side B
STL-0021 T [MR logo] △13304 A.I.G.C.Runout A
STL-0022 T [MR logo] △13304-X A.I.G.C.Runout B
STL-0021Label A
STL-0022Label B
STL-0021 [MR logo] △13304 A.I.G.C.Runout A
STL-0022 T [MR logo] A.I.G.C. △13304-XRunout B
STL-0021Label A
STL-0022Label B
STL-0021 MR [circled] △13304 A.I. G.C.Side A runout
STL-0022 MR [circled] A.I. G.C. △13304-XSide B runout
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 | Australia | Stax SKL-933,462First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Stax STS 2009First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Stax STS-2009First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | France | Stax 69022First yearLP, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Germany | Stax 1 C 062-90 359First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Greece | Stax STSG 2009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Stax STS 2009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Stax STS 2009First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Stax SKL-933,462 / Stax SKL-933462First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | South Africa | Stax SZB 8240First yearLP | LP |
| 1969 | Spain | Stax S-21.214First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Stax STS 2009First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Stax STS-2009 / Stax STS 2009First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Stax STS 2009First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Stax STS 2009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Spain | Stax STS 2009LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Taiwan | 先鋒 PRC-5024LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | US | Stax MPS-8531LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK & Europe | Stax SXE 026LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Europe | Stax 0888072359833 / Universal Music Group International 0888072359833LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2014 | USA & Canada | Stax STS-2009 / Concord Music Group, Inc. 0888072359833LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Stax KL-33,462 / Stax STS 2009LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | Stax 2325 003LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Stax STS 2009LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Stax STS 2009LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Stax 2325 003LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | India | Stax 2325 003LP | LP |
| ? | Japan | Stax MW-1007 / Stax MW 1007LP | LP |
| ? | Japan | Stax MW-1007LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| ? | New Zealand | Stax 2325 003LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Stax SXE 026LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| ? | UK | Stax 2362 012LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | US | Stax STS-2009LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
38 vinyl pressings of The Booker T. Set are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1969 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Stax STS 2009.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use STS 2009, STS-2009, SXATS 1015, SKL-933,462) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STL-0021-1A A.I. G.C. and STL-0021-1B A.I. G.C.. 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.
