US
1968- Label and catalog number
- Atlantic SD 1514
- Format
- LP, Album
- Runout / matrix
ST-A-681375-A LW ATRunout A, etched
ST-A-681376-A LW AT WRunout B, etched

Vinyl pressings
by Roy Ayers · 1968
Stoned Soul Picnic was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. 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 1968, the album's first year, in 2 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-681375-A LW ATRunout A, etched
ST-A-681376-A LW AT WRunout B, etched
ST-A-681375Label, Side A
ST-A-681376Label, Side B
ST-A-681375-A LWXT LWAT D WSide A etched
ST-A-681375-A LWXT LWAT B4 WSide B etched
ST-A-681375CTLabel, side A
ST-A-681376CTLabel, side B
ST-A-681375-MOMatrix, Side 1
ST-A-681376-MOMatrix, Side 2
ST-A681375-AA (MR) LW AT △12440 WRunout, etched, Side 1
ST-A681376-AA (MR) LW AT △12440-X WRunout, etched, Side 2
A -12881 - A LW AT WSide A runout, etched
A -12882 - A LW AT WSide B runout, etched
Side A - ST-A-681375-A LW AT W
Side B - ST-A-681376-A LW AT W
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Italy | Atlantic ATS ST 05508First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic SD 1514First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic SD 1514First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic SD 1514First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic SD 1514First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic SD 1514First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic SD 1514First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic 1514LP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1968 | US | Atlantic 1514First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Japan | Atlantic P-8057ALP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1971 | Japan | Atlantic P-8057ALP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Netherlands | Music On Vinyl MOVLP1200LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | Nature Sounds NSD-817LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | USA & Europe | Nature Sounds NSD-817LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Atlantic 8122 73588 1 / Warner Jazz 8122 73588 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic SD 1514LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of Stoned Soul Picnic are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1968 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Italy. One of them is Atlantic SD 1514.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 1514, 1514, ATS ST 05508) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-681375-A LW AT and ST-A-681376-A LW AT 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.