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Lady Soul vinyl value

Median ask · 2023 RCV1 8176
$47
Typical asks
$30–$49
Basis
5 eBay asks
Every quoted ask sits on a 2023-or-later pressing. The 2005 pressings have no quoted range right now.
Live eBay asks, Sep 21, 2026; sold prices usually close lower. How we price

Aretha Franklin — Lady Soul: pressings we track

PressingCatalogCountryNotesAsking
2023 AtlanticRCV1 8176USLimited Edition, Reissue, Clear [Crystal-Clear]$30–$49
8 more pressings we track (no quoted eBay range)
PressingCatalogCountryNotes
2005 4 Men With Beards4M 130USReissue, 180g
2012 Atlantic8122797163EuropeReissue, 180 Gram
2018 Atlantic603497864522EuropeReissue, 180 Gram, 50th Anniversary
2018 AtlanticR1 8176USLimited Edition, Reissue, 180g, 50th Anniversary
2020 AtlanticATLANTIC 8122797163ArgentinaReissue
2020 Endless HappinessHE68004RussiaReissue, Unofficial Release
2026 AtlanticSD 8176USLimited Edition, Numbered, Reissue
Undated AtlanticSD 8176USReissue, SP - Specialty Pressing

No quoted range right now (why). Scan your copy in the app for a current read.

9 pressings tracked · catalog of 974,753 releases, August 2026

What separates the pressings

Oldest we track, 2005First released 1968; our table starts at 2005 (4 Men With Beards, US). A copy older than 2005 predates everything here. Treat it as the find.
Collector variants2018 US: Limited Edition, Reissue, 180g, 50th Anniversary; 2023 US: Limited Edition, Reissue, Clear [Crystal-Clear]; 2026 US: Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue. Short runs like these often bring more than a standard early copy.
Reissues, 2005+5 pressings. Easy to find, priced as listening copies.

How to identify your copy

Three checks, in the order worth doing them.

  1. 1

    Match the catalog number. It is printed on the spine and the record label. Check it together with the country against the pressings table above: the same number can appear in more than one country.

  2. 2

    Read the runout. The code etched in the dead wax near the label names the exact pressing. On the 2005 US pressing it reads “4M-130 A, S-58244” on side one and “4M-130 B, S-58245” on side two. Jackets get swapped over the decades; the runout does not.

  3. 3

    Grade the condition. The same pressing can be worth several times more in near mint than in VG. Grade the vinyl and the sleeve separately — our grading guide shows the standard scale.

A 1968 jacket with a later disc inside is a reissue in an original sleeve. Judge the pressing by the runout etching and the label, never by the cover.

Questions

Which pressing of Lady Soul is worth the most?

Original 1968 pressings lead; they predate everything in our table, and that scarcity is the point. Among tracked copies, the 2005 pressings come first. Scarcer variants (the 2018 “Limited Edition, Reissue, 180g, 50th Anniversary” and the 2023 “Limited Edition, Reissue, Clear [Crystal-Clear]”) can beat an ordinary early copy. After that it is all condition: the gap between near mint and VG is usually larger than the gap between pressings.

How do I tell which pressing I have?

Match the catalog number on the spine and label against the table above, check the country, then read the etched code in the runout groove. On the 2005 US pressing the runout reads “4M-130 A, S-58244”. A period jacket with a later disc inside is still a reissue.

How much is Lady Soul worth today?

Sellers typically ask $30 to $49 for the later pressings we have quotes on; for the 2023 RCV1 8176 the median ask is $47 over 5 listings (eBay, Sep 21, 2026). The 2005 pressings have no quoted range right now. Sold prices usually close lower. Scan your copy in the app for the range on your exact pressing and condition.

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