Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1968
This Is Soul was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
643301 A1Run-out side A, stamped variant 1
643301 BRun-out side B, etched variant 1
643301 ARun-out side A, etched variant 1
643301 B1 3Run-out side B, stamped variant 1
643301 A ∇2 ⋁Run-out Side A, stamped
643301 B ∇2 ⋀Run-out Side B, stamped
643301 A ∇2 * 1 0Runout side A, stamped, variant 1
643301 B ∇2 * 1 9 9Runout side B, stamped, variant 1
643301 A ∇2 * 1 7 5Runout side A, stamped, variant 2
643301 B ∇2 * 1 11Runout side B, stamped, variant 2
643301 A1Side A stamped
643301 BSide B etched
643301 A6Side A, runout, stamped, variant 2
643301 BI 720Side B, runout, stamped, variant 2
643301 A // 1 ∇420 01 4Run-out Side A, stamped
643301 B ∇2 1 H 5Run-out Side B, stamped
643301 ARun-out Side A, etched variant 1
643301 BRun-out Side B, etched variant 1
643301 A1Side A runout stamped variant 2
643301 B1Side B runout stamped variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Germany | Atlantic 643 301 / Atlantic 643301First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1968 | UK | Atlantic 643 301 / Atlantic 643301First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | Atlantic 643 301 / Atlantic 643301First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1968 | UK | Atlantic 643 301 / Atlantic 643301First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | Atlantic 643 301First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1968 | UK | Atlantic 643 301 / Atlantic 643301First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Atlantic 643 301First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1968 | UK | Atlantic 643 301First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1968 | UK | Atlantic 643 301 / Atlantic 643301First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1968 | UK | Atlantic 643 301First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1968 | UK | Atlantic 643 301 / Atlantic 643301First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Atlantic 643 301First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1968 | UK | Atlantic 643 301First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | UK | Atlantic K20023 / Atlantic K 20023LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1972 | UK | Atlantic K20023 / Atlantic K 20023LP, Compilation, Misprint, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Misprint, Reissue |
| 1972 | UK | Atlantic K20023 / Atlantic K 20023LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1972 | UK | Atlantic K20023 / Atlantic K 20023LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 20023 / Atlantic ATL 20 023LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 20023 / Atlantic ATL 20 023LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | Atlantic K 20023LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | UK | Atlantic 643 301 / Atlantic 643301LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Atlantic K20023 / Atlantic K 20023LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
22 vinyl pressings of This Is Soul are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1968 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, Germany. One of them is Atlantic 643 301.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 643 301) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 643301 A1 and 643301 B. 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.
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