Vinyl pressings
by Freddie Hubbard · 1973
Keep Your Soul Together was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 4 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.
RVG 87694A-3 VAN GELDERSide A runout, variant 1
RVG 87694B-1 VAN GELDERSide B runout, variant 1
RVG 87694 A-3 VAN GELDERSide A runout, variant 3
RVG 87694 B-2 VAN GELDERSide B runout, variant 3
RVG-87694-A-4 A VAN GELDER STEREOSide A runout
RVG-87694-B-4 T A VAN GELDER STEREOSide B runout
RVG 87694 ASide A label
RVG 87694 BSide B label
RVG·87694·A-4·T VAN GELDER A16Runout side A
RVG·87694·B-4·T VAN GELDER A8Runout side B
RVG 87694 ALabel side A
RVG 87694 BLabel side B
RVG 87694 . A-2 . T VAN GELDERSide 1 runout
RVG 87694 . B-4 . T VAN GELDERSide 2 runout
RVG 87694 ALabel A
RVG 87694 BLabel B
RVG·87694A-3 VAN GELDERSide A runout
RVG·87694B-1 VAN GELDERSide B runout
RVG 87694 ASide A label
RVG 87694 BSide B label
RVG 87694 A
RVG 87694 B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Canada | CTI Records CTI 6036First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | CTI Records CTI 6036First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | CTI Records CTI 6036First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | South Africa | CTI Records CTI 6036First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | CTI Records CTI 6036First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | CTI Records CTI 6036First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | CTI Records CTI 6036First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | CTI Records CTI 6036First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | CTI Records CTI 6036First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Brazil | CTI Records OW 583 / One Way OW 583LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | King Records SR 3351 / CTI Records CTI 6036LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | King Records SR 3351 / CTI Records CTI 6036LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | Spain | CTI Records HTCS 731-06 / Hispavox HTCS 731-06LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Japan | CTI Records LAX 3226 / CTI Records LAX-3226LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Europe | CTI Records CTI 6036 / Music On Vinyl MOVLP3631LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | CTI Records CTI 6036 / CTI Records CTI-6036LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | CTI Records CTI 6036LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Keep Your Soul Together are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1973 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Canada, Germany, South Africa. One of them is CTI Records CTI 6036.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CTI 6036) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RVG 87694A-3 VAN GELDER and RVG 87694B-1 VAN GELDER. 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.
