US
1976- Label and catalog number
- Motown M6-866S1
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · Monarch Pressing
- Runout / matrix
#12 M6-866S1-2583-S-06B JR MR △20616A-side runout
#12 M6-866S1-2583-S-06B JR MR △20616-XB-side runout
2583-SLabel A
2584-SLabel B

Vinyl pressings
by David Ruffin · 1976
Everything's Coming Up Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1976, 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.
#12 M6-866S1-2583-S-06B JR MR △20616A-side runout
#12 M6-866S1-2583-S-06B JR MR △20616-XB-side runout
2583-SLabel A
2584-SLabel B
M6-866S1-2583-S-06B JR (MR) △20916 #13Runout A variant 1
M6-866S1-2584-S-06B JR (MR) △20916-X #13Runout B variant 1
M6-866S1-2583-S-06B JR (MR) △20916 #13Runout A variant 2
M6-866S1-2584-S-06A JR (MR) △20916-X #13Runout B variant 2
M6-866S1-2583-S-06B JR MR △20916 AS CRP-SANTA MARIARunout A
M6-866S1-2584-S-06A JR MR △20916X AS CRP-SANTA MARIARunout B
2583-SLabel A-side
2584-SLabel B-side
STML 12030 A-1 A HTM 1Side A, runout
STML 12030 B-1 R HTM 1Side B, runout
STML 12030ASide A, label
STML 12030BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Motown STMLO-10146First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Motown M-866PIFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Motown M-866PIFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Germany | Tamla Motown 1C 062-97 829First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Israel | Motown M6-866S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | Motown 3C 064-97829First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Motown VIP-6337 / Tamla Motown VIP-6337First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | Japan | Motown VIP-6337 / Tamla Motown VIP-6337First yearLP | LP |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown STML 6151First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | Motown 28.120 IFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Motown M6-866S1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Motown M6-866S1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Motown M6-866S1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Venezuela | Tamla Motown LPS-88.645First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | Tamla Motown STML 12030 / Tamla Motown 0C 062 ◦ 97829First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
16 vinyl pressings of Everything's Coming Up Love are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Motown M6-866S1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M6-866S1, STML 12030, STMLO-10146, M-866PI) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, #12 M6-866S1-2583-S-06B JR MR △20616 and #12 M6-866S1-2583-S-06B JR MR △20616-X. 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.