Vinyl pressings
by Stanley Turrentine · 1971
Salt Song was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1971, 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.
RVG·87665·A-2· VAN GELDERRunout side A; variant 1
RVG·87665·B-2· VAN GELDERRunout side B; variant 1
RVG·87665·A· VAN GELDERRunout side A; variant 2
RVG·87665·B-2· VAN GELDERRunout side B; variant 2
RVG 87665 A - CRP4 A3Runout side A, variant 1
RVG 87665 B - CRP4 A1 SIRunout side B, variant 1
RVG87665A-CRP4 I S A3Runout side A, variant 2
RVG87665B-CRP4 I S A4Runout side B, variant 2
RVG·87665·A-2· VAN GELDERRunout side A, variant 1
RVG·87665·B-2· VAN GELDERRunout side B, variant 1
RVG- 87665·A-5 VAN GELDERRunout side A, variant 2
RVG·87665·B-5 VAN GELDERRunout side B, variant 2
RVG·87665·A-2· VAN GELDERRunout side A
RVG·87665·B-2· VAN GELDERRunout side B
RVG 87665 ALabel side A
RVG 87665 BLabel side B
RVG·87665·A-2· VAN GELDERRunout side A; variant 1
RVG·87665·B-2· VAN GELDERRunout side B; variant 1
RVG·87665·A· VAN GELDERRunout side A; variant 2
RVG·87665·B-2· VAN GELDERRunout side B; variant 2
CTI 6010 S1Side A Etching
CTI 6010 S2Side B Etching
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | CTI Records CTI 6010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | CTI Records CTI 6010First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | CTI Records CTI 6010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Mexico | CTI Records GX 01-929First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | CTI Records CTI 6010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | CTI Records CTI 6010First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | CTI Records CTI 6010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Australia | CTI Records 6489 011LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Brazil | CTI Records CTI 6489 011LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | King Records SR 3321 / CTI Records CTI 6010LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Brazil | CTI Records OW 536 / One Way OW 536LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Italy | CTI Records CTI 6010LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Spain | CTI Records HCTS 731-22 / CTI Records HCTS 731-22 (LS)LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | CTI Records LAX 3227LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 1979 | US | CTI Records CTI 8008LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | US | CTI Records CTI 8008LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | CTI Records CTI 6010LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | CTI Records CTI 6010LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | CTI Records CTI 6010LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | CTI Records CTI 6010LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | CTI Records CTI 8008LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | CTI Records CTI 6010LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | CTI Records CTI 6010LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
26 vinyl pressings of Salt Song are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1971 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Mexico, Canada, Germany. One of them is CTI Records CTI 6010, released September 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CTI 6010, GX 01-929) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RVG·87665·A-2· VAN GELDER and RVG·87665·B-2· VAN GELDER. 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.
