Vinyl pressings
by Wild Bill Davis · 1965
Con-Soul And Sax was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1965, 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.
SPRS-1815--2S HSide A Runout - Stamped
SRPS-1816--2S HSide B Runout - Stamped
SPRS-1815Side A Label
SPRS-1816Side B Label
SPRM-1813--3S 1 RDead Wax Side A
SPRM-1814--3S 1 RDead Wax Side B
SPRM-1813Label Side A
SPRM-1814
SPRS-1815--1S ɪ A2Side A runout stamped
SPRS-1816--1S A1 ɪSide B runout stamped
SPRS-1815--1S ɪ A2Side A runout stamped, variant 2
SPRS-1816--1S B1 ɪSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Canada | RCA Victor LSP-3393First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Canada | RCA Victor LPM-3393First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | RCA Victor LPM-3393First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | RCA Victor LPM-3393First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | RCA Victor LSP-3393 / RCA Victor LSP 3393First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | RCA Victor LPM-3393First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | RCA Victor LSP-3393 / RCA Victor LSP 3393First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | UK | RCA Victor RD-7744LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Japan | Victor SHP-5692LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Spain | RCA Camden CAS 183LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | France | RCA Victor 741.047 / RCA Victor 741047LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | RCA Victor LPV - 1017LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | France | RCA 741.047LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA Camden CAS 10176 / RCA Camden CAS-10176LP | LP |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor LSP-3393LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA Camden CAS 10176LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | RCA Victor LSP-3393LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Jamaica | RCA Victor LSP-3393LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA Victor LSP-3393LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
19 vinyl pressings of Con-Soul And Sax are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1965 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, Canada. One of them is RCA Victor LSP-3393, released July 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LSP-3393, LPM-3393) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SPRS-1815--2S H and SRPS-1816--2S H. 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.
