Vinyl pressings
by The Isley Brothers · 1967
Soul On The Rocks 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.
12 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 3 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.
U4RS-9183-1Runout side A, stamped
HS-1460 S-1 TS-275 IRunout side A, etched
U4RS-9184-1Runout side B, stamped
HS-1461 TS-275 I S-2Runout side B, etched
U4RS-9183-1 CRunout side A, stamped
HS-1460 S-1 TS-275 R A1Runout side A, etched
U4RS-9184-1 BRunout side B, stamped
HS-1461 S-2 TS-275 RRunout side B, etched
H-1460-3Side 1
H-1461-2Side 2
HS-1460-1 U4RS-9183Runout side A, stamped
HS-1460, TS-275 ,S-1,U4RS-9183Runout side A, etched
HS-1461-3 U4RS-9184-1Runout side B, stamped
HS-1461 S-2 TS-275Runout side B, etched
H-1460 I B2 U4RM-6052-1Runout A
H-1461 I U4RM-6053-1 A2Runout B
H-1460-3 U4RM-6052Label A
H-1461-2 U4RM-6053Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Tamla Motown TM-275First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Tamla S 275First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | Tamla Motown S TM 275First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Tamla TM 275First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Tamla TAMLA 275First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Tamla S-275First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Tamla 275 / Tamla TM 275First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Tamla S 275First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Tamla S 275First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Tamla TMS 275First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Tamla TS 275First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Tamla TS 275 / Tamla TS-275First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Tamla Motown TML 11066LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | Tamla Motown STML 11066LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Tamla Motown TM-275LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
15 vinyl pressings of Soul On The Rocks are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1967 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada, Germany. One of them is Tamla TS 275, released August 27, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TS 275, TM 275, TAMLA 275, S-275) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, U4RS-9183-1 and HS-1460 S-1 TS-275 I. 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.
