Vinyl pressings
by Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble · 1985
Soul To Soul was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. 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 1985, the album's first year, in 9 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.
P o (M) AL A̶4̶ -40036 - 1ARunout, A side, variant 1, etched, A̶4̶ struck through
P (M) o BL - 40036 - 1ARunout, B side, variant 1, etched
P (M) AL-40036-1BRunout, A side, variant 2, etched
P (M) BL-40036-1ARunout, B side, variant 2, etched
AL-40036-1C º G1 B1A side, variant 1
BL-40036-1C º G1 A1B side, variant 1
AL-40036-G1A G1A side, variant 2
BL-40036-G1A G1B side, variant 2
P (M) AL A̶4̶ -40036 - 1A XGRunout, A side, variant 1, etched, A̶4̶ struck through
BL - 40036 - 1C G1 B7Runout, B side, variant 1, etched
074644003611Scanned
0 7464-40036-1Text
AL-40036-1A 2HZSide A runout, etched, variant 1
BL-40036-1A 2HZSide B runout, etched, variant 1
AL-40036-1A 2HZ:Side A runout, etched, variant 2
BL-40036-1A 2HZK:Side B runout, etched, variant 2
28-3P-637A1 1-A-2 〄CSSide A runout
28-3P-637B1 1-A-2Side B runout
Δ MX215653 ELPS4480-1Runout, Side A
Δ MX215654-B ELPS4480-2Runout, Side B
MX215653Label, Side A
MX215654Label, Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australia | Epic ELPS 4480First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Australia | Epic ELPS 4480First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Australia & New Zealand | Epic ELPS4480 / CBS ELPS4480First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Brazil | Epic 400.011 / Epic 400011First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Brazil | Epic 144.886 / Epic 144886First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Europe | Epic 26441 / Epic EPC 26441First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | Greece | Epic EPC 26441First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Greece | Epic EPC 26441 / Epic 26441First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | New Zealand | Epic ELPS 4480 / Epic ELPS4480First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | Epic FE 40036First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1985 | US | Epic FE 40036First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | US | Epic FE 40036LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1985 | US | Epic FE 40036LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1985 | US | Epic FE 40036First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1985 | Canada | Epic FE 40036First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Czechoslovakia | Supraphon 11 1048-1 511 / CBS 11 1048-1 511LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1990 | Spain | Epic EPC 463330 1 / Epic 466330 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Sundazed Music LP 5305LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2012 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP584 / Epic MOVLP584LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2015 | Italy | Epic FE 40036LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | US | Analogue Productions APB 098-45 / Epic 8887517776112", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2016 | US | Analogue Productions APB 098-45 / Epic 8887517776112", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2019 | Italy | Epic FE 40036 / Epic BL 40036LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Netherlands | Music On Vinyl MOVLP584LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Epic MOVLP584 / Music On Vinyl MOVLP584LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Epic VFE 40036LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Epic 466330 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Epic 466330-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Epic FE 40036LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| ? | US | Epic FE 40036LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
33 vinyl pressings of Soul To Soul are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1985 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, Canada, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Epic FE 40036.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FE 40036, 28·3P-637, ELPS 4480, 400.011) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P o (M) AL A̶4̶ -40036 - 1A and P (M) o BL - 40036 - 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.
