Vinyl pressings
by Young Holt Unlimited · 1968
Soulful Strut 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 11 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.
45 120807 2Side A runout stamped, variant 1
45 120632 2Side B runout stamped, variant 1
45 120807 7 2Side A runout stamped, variant 2
45 120632 5 2Side B runout stamped, variant 2
45 120807 11 1A side deadwax - stamped, variant 1
45 120632 10 1B side deadwax - stamped, variant 1
45 120807 2 1A side deadwax - stamped, variant 2
45-120632 2 1A side deadwax - stamped, variant 2
120,807Label side A
120,632 ✤Label side B
120807-1C I JT 1A-Side Runout
120632-1C B JT 1B-Side Runout
120,807A-Side Label
120,632B-Side Label
MX28901 3AA side runout etched
MX28902 3AB side runout etched
MX28901A side label
MX28902B side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Coral CK-2676First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Belgium | Brunswick 65.042First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Brazil | Decca 011.027First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Brunswick 55391First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Germany | Coral C 60 018 / Coral C 60018First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Greece | Decca 45-GD 5152First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Jamaica | Federal 55391First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Mexico | Coral 45-1-107First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Coral CK-2676First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Brunswick 55391First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Brunswick 55391First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Brunswick 55391First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | UK | MCA Records MU 1053First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1969 | France | Coral 59.5087", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | UK | MCA Records MU 10537", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | Brunswick 10167", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Coral C 60 0187", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| ? | Peru | Talía TT-5477", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Peru | Decca D 400427", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
19 vinyl pressings of Soulful Strut are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1968 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Brunswick 55391.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 55391, MU 1053, CK-2676, 65.042) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45 120807 2 and 45 120632 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.
