Vinyl pressings
by Soul Survivors · 1969
Mama Soul / Tell Daddy was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 5 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.
w SRC 68-C-16017 - 1 LW ATA-Side Runout Etching
AT 68-C-16015 - 1 SRC LW wB-Side Runout Etching
68-C-16017 SPLabel side A
68-C-16015 SPLabel side B
68-C-16017-MOLabel side A
68-C-16015-MOLabel side B
68-C-16017 - 11 WA-Side Runout Etching
68-C-16015 - 11 WB-Side Runout Etching
68-C-16017-PLA-Side Label
68-C-16015-PLB-Side Label
68-C-16017 SPA-Side Label
68-C-16015 SPB-Side Label
584275 A//1 1 1A
584275 B//1 1 2B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | France | ATCO Records 94 / ATCO Records ATCO 94First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 70.362First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Turkey | Atlantic 69505First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Turkey | Atlantic 69505First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | ATCO Records 45-6650First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | US | ATCO Records 45-6650First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | ATCO Records 45-6650First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1969 | US | ATCO Records 45-6650First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | UK | Atlantic 584275First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | ATCO Records 45-66507", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
10 vinyl pressings of Mama Soul / Tell Daddy are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, France, Germany and more. One of them is ATCO Records 45-6650.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-6650, 584275, 94, ATL 70.362) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, w SRC 68-C-16017 - 1 LW AT and AT 68-C-16015 - 1 SRC LW 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.
