Vinyl pressings
by Shirley Ellis · 1966
Soul Time 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.
5 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.
JZSP1171470-1ASide A Runout [Variant 1]
JZSP1171469-1ASide B Runout [Variant 1]
JZSP1171470-1DSide A Runout [Variant 2]
JZSP1171469-1ESide B Runout [Variant 2]
JZSP1171470-1ASide A
JZSP1171469-1ASide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | CBS BA-221379First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Canada | Columbia 4-44021First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | New Zealand | CBS BA-461129First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Columbia 4-44021First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Columbia 4-44021First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | UK | CBS 2026067", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Columbia 4-440217", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | UK | CBS 2026067", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Netherlands | CBS 26067", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | UK | CBS CBS 74637", 45 RPM, Promo, Reissue · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1971 | UK | CBS CBS 74637", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1971 | UK | CBS CBS 74637", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1974 | UK | CBS CBS 74637", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1977 | UK | CBS M CBS 49017", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1977 | UK | CBS M CBS 49017", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Soul Sounds SS 10047", 45 RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | CBS M CBS 49017", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia 4-440217", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
18 vinyl pressings of Soul Time are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1966 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Columbia 4-44021.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-44021, BA-221379, BA-461129) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, JZSP1171470-1A and JZSP1171469-1A. 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.
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