Vinyl pressings
by Jimmy Reed · 1964
Jimmy Reed At Soul City was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1964, 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.
VJS-64-4537-1 MR △7102 AR9-16-68Side A runout
VJS-64-4538-1 MR △7102-X AR9-16-68Side B runout
64-4537Side A label
64-4538Side B label
64-537-1 MR △7074Side A runout
64-538-2 MR △7074XSide B runout
64-4537Side A label
64-4538Side B label
VJS-64-4537-1 MR△7102A side runout
VJS-64-4538-2 MR △7102-XB side runout
64-4537-S-AA side label
64-4538-S-BB side label
64-VJS-4537-1 MR △7102Side A runout
VJS-64-4538-2 MR △7102-XSide B runout
64-4537-SSide A label
64-4538-SSide B label
64-4537-1 △7074Side A runout
64-4538-2 △7074 XSide B runout
64-4537Side A label
64-4538Side B label
VJS-64-4537-1 MR ARP △7102Runout, side A
VJS-64-4538-2 MR ARP △7102-XRunout, side B
64-4537Label, side A
64-4538Label, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | France | Fontana 688 514 / Fontana 688.514 ZLFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Fontana 688.514 ZLFirst yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | New Zealand | Fontana 688 514 / Fontana ZL.688514First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJS-1095 / Vee Jay Records VJLP 1095First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJ-1095 / Vee Jay Records VJLP 1095First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJS 1095 / Vee Jay Records VJLP-1095First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJ-1095 / Vee Jay Records VJLP 1095First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJS-1095 / Vee Jay Records VJLPS 1095First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP 1095First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP-1095First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJS-1095 / Vee Jay Records VJLPS 1095First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJ-1095 / Vee Jay Records VJLP-1095First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | Joy Records JOYS 127LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Italy | Get Back get7525 / Get Back GET7525LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Vee Jay Records VJS 1095LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Fontana 688 514 / Fontana 688.514 ZLLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Vee Jay Records VJS-1095 / Vee Jay Records VJLP 1095LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | US | Vee Jay Records VJLP-1095LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | US | Vee Jay Records VJS 1095LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
19 vinyl pressings of Jimmy Reed At Soul City are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1964 and 2004.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, France, Netherlands, New Zealand. One of them is Vee Jay Records VJS-1095.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VJS-1095, VJ-1095, VJS 1095, VJLP 1095) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VJS-64-4537-1 MR △7102 AR9-16-68 and VJS-64-4538-1 MR △7102-X AR9-16-68. 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.
