Vinyl pressings
by The Turtles · 1969
Turtle Soup was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 5 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.
WST-8917̶ 6-RE WST-8916-RE \Δ13875 ①Etched in Side A runout
WST-8917 \Δ13875-X ②Etched in Side B runout
MR (inside circle)Machine-stamped in Side A&B runout
WST-8916-REMatrix A on label
P o WST 8916-1D A3Runout A, variant 1
P o WST 8917-1E A3Runout B, variant 1
P o WST 8916-1C A3Runout A, variant 2
P o WST 8917-1F A3Runout B, variant 2
T I o WST-8916-1B V 2Side A etched exc. o V, stamped
o T 2 WST-8917-1B A7Side B etched, exc. o, stamped
WST-8916-REMatrix A on label
WST-8917Matrix B on label
WST-8916-RE WST-8916-RE MR △13875 ①Side A, runout
WST-8917 MR △13875-X ②Side B, runout
WST-8916-RESide A, label
WST-8917Side B, label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | White Whale SWWL 933643First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | White Whale WWS 7124First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Mexico | London Records M-1494 / White Whale M-1494First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | New Zealand | White Whale SWWL 933643First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | White Whale WW 7124 / White Whale WWS-7124First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Stereo, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | White Whale WW 7124 / White Whale WWS-7124First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | White Whale WW 7124 / Blimp WW 7124First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | White Whale WW 7124 / White Whale WWS-7124First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | US | Rhino Records RNLP 70157LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | USA, Canada & UK | Manifesto MFO 48045-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | White Whale WWS 7124LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Mexico | Peerless 1494LP | LP |
| ? | New Zealand | London Records SAHM-U 6369LP, Album | LP, Album |
13 vinyl pressings of Turtle Soup are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1969 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Australia, Canada, Mexico and more. One of them is White Whale WW 7124, released October 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WW 7124, SWWL 933643, WWS 7124, M-1494) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WST-8917̶ 6-RE WST-8916-RE \Δ13875 ① and WST-8917 \Δ13875-X ②. 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.
