Vinyl pressings
by Diana Ross · 1970
Everything Is Everything was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1970, 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.
MS-724 Z4RS-3697-1 HS-1797 [Randy Kling's signature] ⅠRunout side A
MS-724 Z4RS-3698-2 HS-1798-2 [Randy Kling's signature] ⅠRunout side B
HS-1797Label side A
Z4RS-3697Label side A
HS-1797 ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K 9-21 70 M̶S̶-̶7̶2̶4̶ Z̶4̶R̶S̶-̶3̶6̶9̶7̶-̶1̶ ̶D̶ ̶H̶S̶-̶1̶7̶9̶4̶Side A runout
HS-1798 - 9-25 70 Z̶4̶R̶S̶-̶3̶6̶9̶8̶-̶2̶-̶D̶ ̶H̶S̶-̶7̶2̶4̶ ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄KSide B runout
HS-1797Side A label
HS-1798-2Side B label
Z4RS-3697-1-F HS-1797 ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K H MS-724Side A runout
Z4RS-3698-2 B HS-1798-2 ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K H MS-724Side B runout
HS 1797Side A label
HS 1798-2Side B label
MS-724 Z4RS-3697-1 HS-1797 A2 [Randy Kling's signature] ⅠRunout side A
MS-724 A3 Z4RS-3698-2 HS-1798-2 [Randy Kling's signature] ⅠRunout side B
HS-1797Label side A
Z4RS-3697Label side A
MS-724 Z4RS-3697-1 HS-1797 [Randy Kling's signature] ⅠRunout side A
MS-724 Z4RS-3698-2 HS-1798-2 [Randy Kling's signature] ⅠRunout side B
HS-1797Label side A
Z4RS-3697Label side A
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Brazil | Tapecar MS - 724First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | Motown MS724 / Motown MS 724First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | France | Tamla Motown 2C 062-91997First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | Tamla Motown 1 C 062-91 997First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Japan | Motown SJET-8299First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown 5C 062-91 997First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown STMLM 6073First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Philippines | Motown MS-724First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | South Africa | Motown TMC 5180 / Tamla Motown TMC 5180First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Taiwan | Giant TD-1090Album, LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | Album, LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1970 | US | Motown S-724 / Motown MS724First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Denmark | Motown MS724 / Motown MS-724First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Motown MS724 / Motown MS-724First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Motown MS-724 DJ / Motown MS724First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Motown MS724 / Motown MS-724First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | UK | Tamla Motown STMS 5047LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | UK & Europe | Tamla Motown WL72093Album, Stereo, LP, Reissue | Album, Stereo, LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Motown MS724 / Motown MS 724LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Tamla Motown STML 11178LP, Single Sided, White Label, Stereo | LP, Single Sided, White Label, Stereo |
| ? | Venezuela | Motown LPS 77690LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
32 vinyl pressings of Everything Is Everything are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1970 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Denmark, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Motown MS724, released September 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS724, S-724, MS-724 DJ, MS - 724) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MS-724 Z4RS-3697-1 HS-1797 [Randy Kling's signature] Ⅰ and MS-724 Z4RS-3698-2 HS-1798-2 [Randy Kling's signature] Ⅰ. 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.
