Vinyl pressings
by The Freak Scene · 1967
Psychedelic Psoul was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 2 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.
XLP117165-1CSide A Stamped (Variant 1)
XLP117166-1ESide B Stamped (Variant 1)
o XLP117165-1A 1 p AA-Side Runout (Variant 2)
o XLP117166-1D 1 p B 6B-Side Runout (Variant 2)
XSM117167-1A 1 PA runout stamped
XSM117168-1A 1 PB runout stamped
XSM 117167A label matrix
XSM 117168B label matrix
o XSM117167 - 1C I S A3A-Side
o XSM117168 - 1C I S A1B-Side
0 XSM117167-1B T ASide A Matrix Runout (Stamped)
0 XSM117168-1B ASide B Matrix Runout (Stamped)
XSM 117167 - 1ASide A
XSM 117168 - 1ASide B
XSM 117167
XSM 117168
XLP 117165-1E
XLP 117166-1D
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Columbia CS 9456First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Columbia CL 2656First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CS 9456First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CL 2656First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CS 9456First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Columbia CS 9456First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Europe | Not On Label CS 9456LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Germany | Head HEAD 12-2896LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9456LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CS 9456LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Psychedelic Psoul are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1967 and 1996.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada. One of them is Columbia CL 2656, released April 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CL 2656, CS 9456) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XLP117165-1C and XLP117166-1E. 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.
