Vinyl pressings
by The Soul Searchers · 1974
Salt Of The Earth was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. 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 1974, the album's first year, in 6 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.
SRA 8030 A SoNA-Side Runout Etching
SRA 8030 B SoNB-Side Runout Etching
SRA-8030-AA-Side Label
SRA-8030-BB-Side Label
SRA8030A (MR) △18747(1)Runout side A
SRA8030B (MR) △18747-X(1)Runout side B
SRA-8030-ALabel side A
SRA-8030-BLabel side B
SRA 8030 A A2 TVCASide A
SRA 8030 B A2 TVCASide B
LPSX 4 A-1U M 1Side A runout, stamped
LPSX 4 B-1U A 1Side B runout, stamped
SRA-8030-A WIRA-002A A2 △ 18971(1)Side A, runout
SRA-8030-B WIRA-002B A2 △ 18971-X(1)Side B, runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Barbados | Sussex SRA 8030 / Sussex SRA-8030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Sussex SRA 8030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Sussex MLP 15.909First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Turkey | Joker SRA. 8030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Sussex LPSX 4First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Sussex SRA 8030 / Sussex SRA-8030First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Sussex SRA-8030 / Sussex SRA 8030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Sussex SRA 8030 / Sussex SRA-8030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Sussex SRA 8030 / Sussex SRA 8030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Sussex SEX-ST 43003LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | UK | Soul Brother Records LP SBCS 25LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2006 | UK | Soul Brother Records LP SBCS 25LP, Album, Reissue, White Label | LP, Album, Reissue, White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | Real Gone Music RGM-1477 / Sussex RGM-1477LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Real Gone Music RGM-1477 / Sussex RGM-1477LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| 2023 | US | Real Gone Music RGM 1477 / Sussex RGM 1477LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Sussex SRA 8030 / Sussex SRA–8030LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Sussex SRA 8030 / Sussex SRA–8030LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Salt Of The Earth are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1974 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Barbados, Canada and more. One of them is Sussex SRA 8030.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SRA 8030, SRA-8030, LPSX 4, MLP 15.909) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SRA 8030 A SoN and SRA 8030 B SoN. 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.
