Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Adams · 1970
Heart & Soul was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 3 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.
S 1 XSBV-130405-1C A1 A1Runout A
S XSBV130406-1D 1 B1Runout B
XSBV 130405Label, side A
XSBV 130406Label, side B
XSBV-130405-1K A SSS-5-A TVCside A runout
XSBV-130406-1K B SSS-5-B TVCside B runout
T I XSBV-130405-1B A KSide A runout, variant 1
T I XSBV130406-1A Λ I BSide B runout, variant 1
T I XSBV-130405-1B A A4Side A runout, variant 2
T I XSBV130406-1B A B2Side B runout, variant 2
XSBV-130406-1E ARunout side A
XSBV-130406-1F BRunout side B
XSBV 130405Right side label side A
XSBV 130406Right label side B
SSS-5-A 1C XSBV-130405-1K AMatrix side A
SSS-5-B 1C XSBV-130406-1K BMatrix side B
SSS-5-A TGSide A Etched
SSS-5-B TGSide B Etched
SSS. 5Label, middle left, both sides
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | SSS International SSS #5First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Netherlands | SSS International SQ20.043 / SSS International HJS 248First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Netherlands | SSS International SQ20.043 / SSS International HJS 248First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | SSS International SSS #5 / SSS International SSS-5First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | SSS International SSS #5 / SSS International SSS-5First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | SSS International SSS #5 / SSS International SSS 5First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | SSS International SSS #5 / SSS International SSS-5First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | SSS International SSS #5 / SSS International SSS-5First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | UK | Charly Records CR 30154LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Spain | Charly Records L7 CH 112 / Auvi L7-CH112LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Spain | Vampi Soul VAMPI 054 / Vampi Soul VAMPI LP 054LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | US | SSS International SSS #5 / ORG Music ORGM-2132LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
12 vinyl pressings of Heart & Soul are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1970 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Canada, Netherlands. One of them is SSS International SSS #5.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SSS #5, SQ20.043) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S 1 XSBV-130405-1C A1 A1 and S XSBV130406-1D 1 B1. 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.
