US
August 1969- Label and catalog number
- Elektra EK-45671
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo · Specialty Pressing
- Runout / matrix
EKS-45671 - A SPEC [SRC logo]Side A runout
EKS-45671 - B SPEC [SRC logo]Side B runout
Vinyl pressings
by Dorothy Morrison · 1969
All God's Children Got Soul 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.
11 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 6 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.
EKS-45671 - A SPEC [SRC logo]Side A runout
EKS-45671 - B SPEC [SRC logo]Side B runout
STEREO EKS-45671-A-ST MON (MR) ∆77495Side A Runout
STEREO EKS-45671-B-ST MON (MR) ∆77495-XSide B Runout
EKS-45671-ALabel A
EKM-45671-ALabel AA
EKS-45671-A-ST MON (MR) △77495
EKM-45671-A MON (MR) △77495̶ 4
EKS-45671-A SPEC [SRC Loco]Runout, side A, etched
EKM-45671-A SPEC [SRC Loco]Runout, side B, etched
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 | Astor AP-1659First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Canada | Elektra EK 45671First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | France | Elektra INT 80210First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | Metronome J 27 045First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | US | Elektra EK-45671First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Elektra EK-45671First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1969 | US | Elektra EK-45671First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Elektra EKS-45671-A / Elektra EKM-45671-AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1969 | US | Elektra EKS-45671First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1969 | US | Elektra EK-45671First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Elektra EKSN 45070First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Italy | Vedette Records VRN 341007", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Italy | Vedette Records VRN 341007", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Italy | Vedette Records VRN 341007", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
14 vinyl pressings of All God's Children Got Soul are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Elektra EK-45671, released August 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EK-45671, EKS-45671, EKS-45671-A, EKSN 45070) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EKS-45671 - A SPEC [SRC logo] and EKS-45671 - B SPEC [SRC logo]. 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.