Vinyl pressings
by Milt Jackson · 1958
Soul Brothers was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. 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 1958, the album's first year, in 7 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-A# 11511 OSS stereo #0819581Runout side A, etched
ST-A# 11512 OSS stereo #0819582Runout side B, etched
ST-A-11511Label side A
ST-A-11512Label side B
11511 ATSide A runout variant 1
11512 AT7Side B runout variant 1
11511 AT BSide A runout variant 2
11512 AT1 BSide B runout variant 2
ST-A# 11511 OSS stereo #0819581Runout side A, etched
ST-A# 11512 OSS stereo #0819582Runout side B, etched
(ST-A-11511)Label side A
(ST-A-11512)Label side B
11511 [Sailor's Cap] ATRunout side A
11512 AT 6Runout side B
11511Label side A (in parentheses)
11512Label side B (in parentheses)
AML-1154-1BRunout side A, stamped
AML-1155-1BRunout side B, stamped
LTZ-K.15146Label side A
LTZ-K.15146Label side B
AMZ-1154-1M U 1Runout side A, stamped
AMZ-1155-1M C 1Runout side B, stamped
SAH-K.6030Label side A
SAH-K.6030Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | Australia | London Records LTZA-15146First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Denmark | Atlantic 1279First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | Italy | Music LPM 2066First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1958 | Japan | Atlantic ATL-5021First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | South Africa | Atlantic 1279First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | UK | London Records LTZ-K15146First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | UK | London Records SAH-K 6030First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | UK | London Records LTZ-K15146First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Atlantic 1279First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Atlantic SD 1279 / Atlantic 1279First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1958 | US | Atlantic 1279First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1958 | US | Atlantic SD 1279 / Atlantic 1279First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Atlantic 1279LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Spain | Belter 12.019 / Atlantic 12.019LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Atlantic 1279LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Atlantic 1279LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Atlantic 1279LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Atlantic 1279LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Atlantic SD 1279LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
| 1962 | France | Atlantic No. 332009LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Atlantic SD 1279 / Atlantic 1279LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1962 | US | Atlantic 1279LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Atlantic 1279LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Philippines | Atlantic SD 1279LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Atlantic SD 1279LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | France | Atlantic 30 019LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | Unknown | Atlantic ATL 1025 / Atlantic 1025LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Atlantic SD 1279LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | France | Atlantic 50 914LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | France | Atlantic 50 914 / Atlantic 1279LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | DOL DOL747LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2013 | US | DOL DOL747LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 2013 | US | ORG Music ORGM-1082 / Atlantic 1279LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2013 | US | ORG Music ORGM-1082LP, Album, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2016 | Europe | Pan Am Records 9152259LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Worldwide | Atlantic RM1 1279 / Atlantic 603497844241LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Atlantic 50 914 / Atlantic 1279LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Atlantic ATL LP 09037LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1279 / Atlantic 1279LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1279 / Atlantic 1279LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic 1279LP, Misprint, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Misprint, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1279 / Atlantic 1279LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic 1279LP, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1279 / Atlantic 1279LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Atlantic 1279LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Atlantic 1279LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD1279 / Atlantic 1279LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
47 vinyl pressings of Soul Brothers are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1958 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK, Australia, Denmark and more. One of them is Atlantic SD 1279, released November 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 1279, 1279, LTZ-K15146, SAH-K 6030) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A# 11511 OSS stereo #0819581 and ST-A# 11512 OSS stereo #0819582. 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.
