Vinyl pressings
by Cal Tjader · 1966
Soul Burst was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. 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 1966, 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.
V6-8637 65VGS-566 RE-1 VAN GELDER 11 [block-shaped "S" stamp]Runout side A
V6-86-37・65VGS -567. RE-1 11 VAN GELDER [block-shaped "S" stamp]Runout side B
65-VGS-566Label side A
65-VGS-567Label side B
V-8637 65VG·166-1 221 VAN GELDER [Block-shaped S]Side A runout
V-8637 65VG·167·RE-1-1 VAN GELDER 212 [Block-shaped S]Side B runout
V-8637 ASide A label (set 1)
V-8637 BSide B label (set 1)
V6-8637 65VGS-566 RE-1 VAN GELDER 11 SSide A runout [S and VAN GELDER stamped]
V6-86-37・65VGS -567. RE-1 11 VAN GELDER SSide B runout [S and VAN GELDER stamped]
V-8637 65VG·166·RE-1 S-1 VAN GELDERSide A runout
V-8637 65VG·167·RE-1-1 S-2 VAN GELDERSide B runout
V-8637 ASide A label (set 1)
V-8637 BSide B label (set 1)
V-8637 65VG·166 RE-1 S-1 VAN GELDER [Block-shaped S]Side A runout
V-8637 65VG·167·RE-1 S-2VAN GELDER 212 [Block-shaped S]Side B runout
65-VG-166Side A label
65-VG-167Side B label
V-8637 65VG·166-1 22 VAN GELDERSide A runout
V-8637 65VG·167·RE-1-1 VAN GELDER 22Side B runout
V-8637 ASide A label (set 1)
V-8637 BSide B label (set 1)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Canada | Verve Records V6-8637 (E)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Verve Records V-8637 / Verve Records V 8637(D)First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Verve Records SVLP 9155First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | Verve Records VLP 9155First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Verve Records V6-8637First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Verve Records V-8637First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Verve Records V-8637First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | US | Verve Records V6-8637 / Verve Records SMAS-90727LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1966 | US | Verve Records V6-8637First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Verve Records V6-8637 / Verve Records SMAS-90727LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1966 | US | Verve Records V-8637 / Verve Records MAS-90727LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| 1966 | US | Verve Records V-8637First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Verve Records V-8637First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Verve Records V-8637First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | US | Verve Records V-8637First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | US | Verve Records V6-8637LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Germany | Verve Records V6-8637 / Speakers Corner Records V6-8637LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2002 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records V6-8637 / Verve Records V6-8637LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of Soul Burst are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1966 and 2002.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Verve Records V6-8637.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V6-8637, V-8637, SVLP 9155, VLP 9155) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V6-8637 65VGS-566 RE-1 VAN GELDER 11 [block-shaped "S" stamp] and V6-86-37・65VGS -567. RE-1 11 VAN GELDER [block-shaped "S" stamp]. 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.
