Vinyl pressings
by Lou Rawls · 1966
Soulin' was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1966, 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-1-2566-A-3 1 ✲Runout A, variant 1
2 ST-2-2566-A-3 2 ✲Runout B, variant 1
2 ST-1-2566-A-3 1 ✲Runout A, variant 2
2 ST-2-2566-A-3 1 ✲Runout B, variant 2
ST1-25666-A1#2 [IAM Logo]Runout side A, variant 1
ST2-2566-A1#2 [IAM Logo]Runout side B, variant 1
ST - 1 - 25666 - B2 [IAM Logo]Runout side A, variant 2
ST2 - 2566 - B2#2 [IAM Logo]Runout side B, variant 2
T1-2566-F1 ↑3 [IAM]Side A runout, stamped
T2-2566-G2 #2 [IAM]Side B runout, stamped
T1-2566Side A label
T2-2566Side B label
T-1-2566-P-4A-Side [stamped]
T-2-2566-P-5B-Side [stamped]
6Back Cover on Bottom-Right
T-1-2566-F-3 ✲A-Side
ST1-2566 W4 OA Side Stamped
ST2-2566 WIO OB Side Etched
ST1-2566-X3A Side
ST2-2566-X3B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | Capitol Records T 2566First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Capitol Records T 2566First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 2566First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | Capitol Records ST 2566First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | Capitol Records T 2566First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Capitol Records ST 2566 / Capitol Records ST.2566First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records T 2566 / Capitol Records T-2566First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records T 2566 / Capitol Records T-2566First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records ST 2566First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records ST 2566First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records T 2566First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records ST 2566 / Capitol Records ST-2566First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records T 2566First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records T 2566 / Capitol Records T-2566First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records ST-2566 / Capitol Records ST 2566First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Capitol Records ST 2566 / Capitol Records ST-2566LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Belgium | Emidisc DAG 161LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| ? | Jamaica | Capitol Records T-2566LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Emidisc DAG 161LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Taiwan | Sun Shine Record SS-188LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST 2566LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SM-2566LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST8-2566 / Capitol Records ST-82566LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | Uruguay | Capitol Records T 2566LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Uruguay | Capitol Records T 2566LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
28 vinyl pressings of Soulin' are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1966 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Australia, Canada. One of them is Capitol Records ST-2566, released August 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST-2566, ST 2566, T 2566) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-2566-A-3 1 ✲ and 2 ST-2-2566-A-3 2 ✲. 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.
