Vinyl pressings
by Soft Cell · 1983
Soul Inside was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 8 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.
BZS 2012 A//1 ▽ 420 V 1 1 4Runout side A, stamped variant 1
BZS 2012 B//1 ▽ 420 V 1 1 3Runout side B, stamped variant 1
BZS 2012 A//1 ▽ 420 V 1 1 5Runout side A, stamped variant 2
BZS 2012 B//1 ▽ 420 V 1 1 5Runout side B, stamped variant 2
BZS 20 A//1∇420 1 1 1 3Runout side A, stamped, variant 1
BZS 20 B//1∇420 V 1 1 1Runout side B, stamped, variant 1
BZS 20 A//1∇420 1 1 1 9Runout side A, stamped, variant 2
BZS 20 B//1∇420 V 1 1 1 9Runout side B, stamped, variant 2
BZS 2012 A//1 ∇ 420 V 1 1 4Side A, Runout, Stamped
BZS 20 A//1▽ 420 1 1 1 1Runout A, Variants 1 & 2
BZS 20 B//1▽ 420 v 1 1 2Runout B, Variants 1 & 2
BZSF 20 A//1▽ 420 v 1 1 4Runout C, Variant 1
BZSF 20 B//1▽ 420 v 1 1 4Runout D, Variant 1
1 · 23989 · A · WW 3 # 2 -------◄Runout side A (variant 1)
1 · 23989 · B · WW 1 -------◄Runout side B (variant 1)
1 · 23989 · A · WW 3 -------◄Runout side A (variant 2)
1 · 23989 · B · WW 2 -------◄Runout side B (variant 2)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Canada | Vertigo VEP 322First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1983 | Germany | Vertigo 814 249-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Ireland | Some Bizzare BZS 20First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1983 | Italy | Vertigo 814 249-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | Netherlands | Vertigo 814 249-7First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1983 | Spain | Vertigo 814 249-1First year12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", Maxi-Single, 45 RPM, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1983 | Spain | Vertigo 814 249-7First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1983 | UK | Some Bizzare BZS 2020 / Some Bizzare 814 250-7First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1983 | UK | Some Bizzare BZS 2012 DJFirst year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Advance, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Advance, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1983 | US | Sire 1-23989 / Some Bizzare 1-23989First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mini-Album | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Mini-Album |
| 1983 | US | Sire 1-23989- BSH-112", Mini-Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Mini-Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1983 | US | Sire 1-23989 / Sire 9 23989-1 BFirst year12", Mini-Album | 12", Mini-Album |
| 1983 | US | Sire 1-23989 / Sire 9 23989-1 BFirst year12", Mini-Album | 12", Mini-Album |
| 1983 | UK | Some Bizzare BZS 2012 / Some Bizzare 814 251-1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single |
| 1983 | UK | Some Bizzare BZS 20 / Some Bizzare 814 249-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Vertigo 814 249-1 / Vertigo 814249-112", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Reissue | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Reissue |
17 vinyl pressings of Soul Inside are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in UK, US, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Some Bizzare BZS 2012, released September 1983.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BZS 2012, BZS 20, BZS 2020, BZS 2012 DJ) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BZS 2012 A//1 ▽ 420 V 1 1 4 and BZS 2012 B//1 ▽ 420 V 1 1 3. 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.
