Vinyl pressings
by Johnnie Taylor · 1967
Wanted One Soul Singer 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.
11 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.
ST-STX-66963-A LW AT WSide 1 Matrix runout (etched)
ST-STX-66963-A AT LW WSide 2 Matrix runout (etched)
ST-STX-66963Side 1 Label runout
ST-STX-66964Side 2 Label runout
STX-12497-AA MR LW AT △10261 WSide A runout
STX-12498-AA MR LW AT △10261-X WSide B runout
STX-12497-MOSide A label
STX-12498-MOSide B label
STX-12497-1A CLSide A runout variant 1
SSTX-12498-1A CLSide B runout variant 1
S TX-12497-1A CL IIIIIVSide A runout variant 2
S TX-12498-1A CLSide B runout variant 2
ST-STX-66963-AA MR LW AT △10261 MSide A (etched)
ST-STX-66964-AA MR LW AT △10261-X MSide B (etched)
ST-STX-66963-MOSide A Label
ST-STX-66964-MOSide B Label
STX-12497-A LW AT WSide A runout
STX-12498-A LW AT WSide B runout
STX-12497Side A label
STX-12498Side B label
ST-STX-66963-1A CL S T T 0Side 1 Matrix runout (stamped)
ST-STX-66963-1A S T CL 0Side 2 Matrix runout (stamped)
ST-STX-66963Side 1 Label runout
ST-STX-66964Side 2 Label runout
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 | Stax S 715First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Germany | Stax S 715 / Atlantic Stax S 715First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Stax S 715First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Stax 715 / Stax STAX 715First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Stax 715First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Stax 715 / Stax STAX 715First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Stax 715 / Stax Stax 715First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Stax S-715 / Stax Stax S 715First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Stax 715 / Stax STAX 715First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Stax S 715First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Stax 589008First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | UK | ATCO Records 228 008LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Atlantic P-6170ALP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Japan | Atlantic P-6170ALP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Europe | Atlantic MOVLP1230 / Music On Vinyl MOVLP1230LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Stax R1 687365 / Stax 081227882815LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
16 vinyl pressings of Wanted One Soul Singer are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1967 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Canada, Germany. One of them is Stax S 715, released April 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S 715, 715, S-715, 589008) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-STX-66963-A LW AT W and ST-STX-66963-A AT LW W. 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.
