Vinyl pressings
by Four Tops · 1969
Soul Spin 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.
6 pressings came out in 1969, 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.
X 4 RS-4334-1 A HS-1654-3 I ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄KRunout A
X 4 RS-4335-1 HS-1655-3 I ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄KRunout B
HS-1654-3 X4RS-4334Label A
HS-1655-3 X4RS-4335Label B
HS-1654-3Label A
HS-1655-3Label B
X4RS-4334 HS-1654-3Matrix# Side-A
X4RS-4335 HS-1655-3Matrix# Side-B
HS-1654-3 MS-695 X4RS-4334-1 B 11 ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄KRunout Side-A
HS-1655-3 MS-695 X4RS-4335-1 B ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K 11Runout Side-B
HS-1654-3 X4RS-4334Label A
HS-1655-3 X4RS-4335Label B
HS 1654Stamped Side A
HS 1655Stamped Side B
HS-1654-3Etched Side A
HS-1655-3Etched Side A
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 | Tamla Motown STMLO 10033First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Motown STMLM 6046First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Motown MS 695 / Motown S-695First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Motown MS 695 / Motown S-695First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Motown MS 695 / Motown MS-695First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Motown MS 695 / Motown MS-695 DJFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | France | Tamla Motown 2C 062 - 90.869LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | Tamla Motown 1C 054-90 869LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Netherlands | Motown 5C 054-90869LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | Tamla Motown TML 11138 / Tamla Motown 1E 062 ◦ 90869 (M)LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | UK | Tamla Motown STML 11138 / Tamla Motown 1E 062 ◦ 90869LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Australia | World Record Club S/5282 / World Record Club S-5282LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Tamla Motown MS 695LP | LP |
13 vinyl pressings of Soul Spin are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1969 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Australia, New Zealand. One of them is Motown MS 695, released November 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 695, STMLO 10033, STMLM 6046) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, X 4 RS-4334-1 A HS-1654-3 I ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K and X 4 RS-4335-1 HS-1655-3 I ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K. 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.
