Vinyl pressings
by Freddie Hubbard · 1969
A Soul Experiment 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. 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.
ST-A-691553 - B LW AT WSide A, hand-etched runout
ST-A-691554 - B LW AT WSide B, hand-etched runout
ST-A-691553 PRSide A, label
ST-A-691554 PRSide B, label
CTH ST-A-691553-1A TRunout A, variant 1
CTH ST-A-691554-1A TRunout B, variant 1
CTH o ST-A-691553-1A 1 T A 7Runout A, variant 2
CTH o ST-A-691554-1A 1 T A 8Runout B, variant 2
ST-A-691553 MOA side label, under track listing
ST-A-691554 MOB side label, under track listing
AT A - 13017 – A LW WA-Side runout inscription
AT A – 13018 – A LW WB-Side runout inscription
A-13017 PRLabel, side A
A-13018 PRLabel, side B
CTH ◦ ST-A-691553-1A ﹨ T VRunout, side A
CTH ◦ ST-A-691554-1A ﹨ T VRunout, side B
ST-A-691553CTHLabel, side A
ST-A-691554CTHLabel, side B
ST-A-691553-B LW AT WRunout, side A, etched
ST-A-691554-B LW AT WRunout, side B, etched
ST-A-691553 PRLabel, side A, in parentheses
ST-A-691554 PRLabel, side B, in parentheses
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 | US | Atlantic SD 1526First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Atlantic SD 1526First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1969 | US | Atlantic SD 1526First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Atlantic SD 1526First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Atlantic SD 1526First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Atlantic SD 1526First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Italy | Atlantic ATS ST 05511LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | US | Atlantic SD 1526LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2002 | Europe | Atlantic 7567 93067 1 / Warner Jazz 7567930671LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Netherlands | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1199LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1526LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of A Soul Experiment are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1969 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US. One of them is Atlantic SD 1526.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 1526) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-691553 - B LW AT W and ST-A-691554 - B LW AT W. 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.
