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What Does Your Soul Look Like

by DJ Shadow · 1995

11 pressings2 countriesInstrumentalAbstractDowntempoHip Hop

What Does Your Soul Look Like was first pressed on vinyl in 1995. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of What Does Your Soul Look Like

4 pressings came out in 1995, the album's first year. 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.

UK

March 13, 1995
Label and catalog number
Mo Wax MW027
Format
12", 33 ⅓ RPM
Runout / matrix

MW_027_ A1 MPOSide A, runout grooves hand etchings

MW_ 027_ B1 MPOSide B, runout grooves hand etchings

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UK

1995
Label and catalog number
Mo Wax MW 027 P4
Format
10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Blue
Runout / matrix

ORLAKE MW+027P4+A3Side A, runout grooves hand etchings

Full details of this pressing

UK

1995
Label and catalog number
Mo Wax MW 027 P3
Format
10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Blue
Runout / matrix

ORLAKE MW+027+P3-2Side A, runout grooves hand etchings

Full details of this pressing

UK

1995
Label and catalog number
Mo Wax MW 027 P1
Format
10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Blue
Runout / matrix

ORLAKE MW+027+P1-2Side A, runout grooves hand etchings

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 11 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1990s9 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1995UKMo Wax MW 027 P4First year10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl
1995UKMo Wax MW 027 P3First year10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl
1995UKMo Wax MW 027 P1First year10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl
1995UKMo Wax MW 027 P110", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing
1995UKMo Wax MW 027 P310", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing
1995UKMo Wax MW 027 P410", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing10", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single Sided, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing
1995UKMo Wax MW027First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM12", 33 ⅓ RPM
1997UKMo Wax MW08712", 33 ⅓ RPM12", 33 ⅓ RPM
1997USLondon Records12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, White Label · Promo12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, White Label · Promo
2000s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2002UKMo Wax MW02712", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial
2006UKMo Wax 9839603 / Island Records 983960312", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue

Tracklist

  1. A1What Does Your Soul Look Like (Part II)
  2. A2What Does Your Soul Look Like (Part III)
  3. B1What Does Your Soul Look Like (Part IV)
  4. B2What Does Your Soul Look Like (Part I)

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of What Does Your Soul Look Like are there?

11 vinyl pressings of What Does Your Soul Look Like are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1995 and 2006.

When was What Does Your Soul Look Like first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1995, in UK. One of them is Mo Wax MW027, released March 13, 1995.

How do I tell if my copy of What Does Your Soul Look Like is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MW027, MW 027 P4, MW 027 P3, MW 027 P1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MW_027_ A1 MPO and MW_ 027_ B1 MPO. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is What Does Your Soul Look Like on vinyl worth?

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.

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