Vinyl pressings
by Diana Ross · 1980
I'm Coming Out was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
28 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 16 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.
M1491F-A-65988-14A JmA-Side Runout Etching
M-1491-F (B) >65959-15-A ZT #14B-Side Runout Etching
M1491F-A-65988-14A JmA-Side Runout Etching (var 2)
M-1491-F (B) Ⓐ >65959-15-A ZT #14B-Side Runout Etching (var 2)
M1491F-A-65988-08A jmRunout A etched
M1491F-B-65968-08B jmRunout B etched
65988Label A
65968Label B
65988A Side Label
65959B Side Label
M1491F-A-65988-08A jmRunout A etched, variant 1
M 1491 F (B) uP ̶̷③̶̷ > 65959-08-BRunout B etched, variant 1
M1491F-A-65988-08A jmRunout A etched, variant 2
M 1491 F (B) uP ̶̷③̶̷ > 65959-08ARunout B etched, variant 2
M1491F-A-6598815B ZF #15 JmA-Side Runout Etching
M1491F-B-65968-15B ZF #15 JmB-Side Runout Etching
65988A-Side Label
65968B-Side Label
65988
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Argentina | Motown 3875-9244First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Australia | Motown M 1491First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Canada | Motown M 1491XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | France | Motown 2 C 008-64171First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Germany | Motown 1C 052-64 171 YZFirst year12", Maxi-Single | 12", Maxi-Single |
| 1980 | Germany | Motown 1C 006-64 171 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-64 171First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Motown 120·07·005First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Guatemala | Motown M-1491 FFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Ireland | Motown TMG 1210First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Japan | Motown VIPX-1545First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Japan | Motown VIPX-1545First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Motown 1A K052Z-64194First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Motown 1A 006-64194First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Motown TMM 983First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Panama | Motown M 1491FFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
30 vinyl pressings of I'm Coming Out are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1980 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Motown M 1491F.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M 1491F, 12TMG 1210, TMG 1210, M 1491) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M1491F-A-65988-14A Jm and M-1491-F (B) >65959-15-A ZT #14. 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.
