Vinyl pressings
by Diana Ross · 1980
It's My Turn 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.
21 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 14 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.
MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A.,CALIF. M1496F(A-66040-14A)A-Side runout etched variant 1
M1496F-B-62923-14A JmB-Side runout etched variant 1
MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A.,CALIF. M1496F(A-66040-RE-1-14B)A-Side runout etched variant 2
M1496F-B-62923-14A JmB-Side runout etched variant 2
66040A-Side Label
62923B-Side Label
M-1496-A ne up M1496F-A-66040-RE2-08A JmA-side runout, etched
M-1496-B up M1496F-B-62923-08A JmB-side runout, etched
66040A-side label
62923B-side label
M1496F-A-66040-RE2-14B jmA-Side Runout Etching
M1496F-B-62923-14A jmB-Side Runout Etching
66040Side A label
62923Side B label
MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. M1496F(A-66040-15A ZVA-Side Runout Etching
MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A., CALIF. M1496F(A-66040-15B) ZVB-Side Runout Etching
66040Labels
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 | Australia | Motown M 1496First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Brazil | Motown 501.7075First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Canada | Motown M 1496XFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Central America | Motown M1496FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | France | Motown 2C008-64.127First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Guatemala | Motown M-1496-FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Ireland | Motown TMG 1217First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Italy | Motown 3C 006-64127First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Motown TMM 992First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Panama | Motown M 1496FFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Portugal | Motown IM 26024First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Spain | Motown 1-10.140First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | US | Motown M 1496FFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | US | Motown M 1496FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1980 | US | Motown M-1496F / Motown M 1496FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
27 vinyl pressings of It's My Turn are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1980 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Motown M 1496F.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M 1496F, M-1496F, TMG 1217, M 1496) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MASTERED AT ALLEN ZENTZ L.A.,CALIF. M1496F(A-66040-14A) and M1496F-B-62923-14A Jm. 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.
