Vinyl pressings
by Gene Ammons · 1962
Soul Summit was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1962, 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.
PRLP-7234-A VAN GELDERRunout side A, variant 1
PRLP-7234-B VAN GELDERRunout side B, variant 1
PRLP-7234-A III 2 A1 AB VAN GELDERRunout side A, variant 2
PRLP-7234-B I VAN GELDERRunout side B, variant 2
VAN GELDER PRST-7234-A StereoRunout side A, etched
VAN GELDER PRST-7234-B StereoRunout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | US | Prestige PR 7234 / Prestige PRST 7234First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Prestige PR 7234 / Prestige PRLP 7234First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Prestige PR 7234 / Prestige PRLP 7234LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| 1964 | US | Prestige PR 7234 / Prestige PRST 7234LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1966 | South Africa | Prestige PR 7454 / Prestige PRST 7454LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Prestige PR 7454LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Prestige PR 7454 / Prestige PRST 7454LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Prestige PR 7454 / Prestige PRST 7454LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1967 | UK | Transatlantic Records PR 7234LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Transatlantic Records PR 7234LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | Prestige PR 7454 / MPS Records PR 7454LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | US | Prestige PR 7454 / Prestige 7454LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1972 | US | Prestige PR 7454 / Prestige PRT-7454LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Prestige PR 7234LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
14 vinyl pressings of Soul Summit are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1962 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US. One of them is Prestige PR 7234, released August 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PR 7234) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PRLP-7234-A VAN GELDER and PRLP-7234-B 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.
