US
May 1967- Label and catalog number
- Call Me Records CM-5385
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
- Runout / matrix
C-5385-A RE Sm (MR) EAST-SIDE △66821A-side
C-5385-B RE Sm △66821-x ELIJAH ROCKEИB-side
Vinyl pressings
by Hank Jacobs · 1967
East Side / Elijah Rockin' With Soul was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. 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 1967, 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.
C-5385-A RE Sm (MR) EAST-SIDE △66821A-side
C-5385-B RE Sm △66821-x ELIJAH ROCKEИB-side
C-5385-A RE Sm (MR) EAST-SIDE △66821A side runout
C-5385-B RE Sm △66821-x ELIJAH ROCKEИB side runout
CM-5385Both labels
C-5385-A RE Sm [MR logo] EAST-SIDE △66821Side A runout
CM-5385-B RE Sm △66821-x ELIJAH ROCKEИSide B runout
C-5385-A RE Sm (MR) [stamp] EAST-SIDE △66821Runout A Etched
C-5385-B RE Sm △66821-x ELIJAH ROCKEИRunout B Etched
(CM-5385)Labels A & B
C-5385-A RE Sm (MR) EAST-SIDE △66821A-side
C-5385-B RE Sm △66821-x ELIJAH ROCKEИB-side
C-5385-A RE Sm 13(inside circle) EAST-SIDE △66821A-side
CM-5385-B RE Sm △66821-xB-side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | US | Call Me Records CM-5385First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Call Me Records CM-5385First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | Call Me Records CM-5385First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | Call Me Records CM-5385First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Call Me Records CM-5385First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Call Me Records CM-5385First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | Call Me Records CM-5385First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Call Me Records CM-5385First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Call Me Records CM-5385First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | US | Call Me Records CM-53857", 45 RPM, Reissue, Styrene, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Styrene, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
10 vinyl pressings of East Side / Elijah Rockin' With Soul are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1967 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US. One of them is Call Me Records CM-5385, released May 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CM-5385) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, C-5385-A RE Sm (MR) EAST-SIDE △66821 and C-5385-B RE Sm △66821-x ELIJAH ROCKEИ. 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.