Vinyl pressings
by James Brown · 1967
Raw 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.
10 pressings came out in 1967, 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.
T COL - KS-1016-A lEtched Runout, Side 1 (has more unidentifiable etched signs)
T COLD- KSD-1016-B lEtched Runout, Side 2 (has more unidentifiable etched signs)
KS-12-1016 ALabel, Side 1
KS-12-1016 BLabel, Side 2
[unknown symbol looks like a horseshoe] T GOL- KSD01016-A I \BRunout side A
3 P [symbol looks like a horseshoe] X T GOLD-KSD-1016-B IRunout side B
KS-12-1016 ALabel side A
KS-12-1016 BLabel side B
K-12-1016-A-1 RRunout side A etched (Variant 1)
K-12-1016-B-2 RRunout side B etched (Variant 1)
K-12-1016-A-XI BRunout side A etched (Variant 2)
K-12-1016-B-1 BRunout side B etched (Variant 2)
KSD-LP-1016-A-2Etched Runout, Side 1
KSD-LP-1016-B*4Etched Runout, Side 2
KSD-LP-1016-A-2 BEtched runout side A variation 2
KSD-LP-1016-B*3 JDEtched runout side B variation 2
T COL - KS-1016-A lEtched Runout, Side A
T COLD- KSD-1016-B lEtched Runout, Side B
KS-12-1016 ALabel, Side A
KS-12-1016 BLabel, Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Regency LP 1016 / King Records 1016First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | King Records KS 1016First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Italy | Durium Marche Estere D. 30-164First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Pye International NPL 28103First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | US | King Records KS-1016First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | King Records 1016 / King Records KS 1016First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | King Records 1016First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | King Records 1016First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | King Records 1016First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | King Records KS-1016First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Pye International NPL 28103LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | King Records KS 1016 / King Records KLP 1016LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | King Records KS 1016 / King Records KLP 1016LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Japan | Polydor 25MM 0355LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1986 | Japan | Polydor 25MM 0355LP, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Reissue, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Polydor 657 123LP | LP |
| ? | US | Polydor PD 1016 / Polydor 1016LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | King Records KS 1016 / King Records 1016LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Polydor PD 1016 / Polydor 1016LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
19 vinyl pressings of Raw Soul are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1967 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Canada, Italy. One of them is King Records KS-1016.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KS-1016, 1016, NPL 28103, LP 1016) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T COL - KS-1016-A l and T COLD- KSD-1016-B l. 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.
