Vinyl pressings
by Diana Ross · 1971
Surrender was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1971, 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.
TMG 792 A-2 AM KTSide A, runout, stamped variant 1
TMG 792 B-2 MK KT 2Side B, runout, stamped variant 1
TMG 792 A-2 KT 2 PGSide A, runout, stamped variant 2
TMG 792 B-2 KT 1 MMSide B, runout, stamped variant 2
TMG 792 A-2 GP KTA-side runout, stamped
TMG 792 B-2 A KTB-side runout, stamped
YTMG 792 A - 1 L KTSide A
YTMG 792 B - 1 H KTSide B
YTMG 792 A-1 KTA runout stamped
YTMG 792 B-1 KTB runout stamped
YTMG 792A 45A label
YTMG 792B 45B Label
TVC M-1188F-A A1-S1-L-T2-849M07 A4KM-3249-1 CA-Side Runout
M-1188F-B TVC A1-S1-K-T2-860S09 A4KM-3245-1 CB-Side Runout
849M07A-Side Label
860S09B-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-9632First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Canada | Tamla Motown M-1188FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Greece | Tamla Motown GTM 156First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Ireland | Tamla Motown TMG(I) 792First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM.818First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Norway | Tamla Motown 7E 006-92802First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Portugal | Tamla Motown TMG 792First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | South Africa | Tamla Motown TMS 350First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Sweden | Tamla Motown 4E 006-92802 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 792First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | US | Motown M 1188FFirst year7" | 7" |
| 1971 | US | Motown M 1188FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | US | Motown M 1188FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Motown M 1188FFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1971 | Italy | Tamla Motown TSM-NP 64112 / Tamla Motown TSM NP 64112First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
22 vinyl pressings of Surrender are listed here, from 14 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in UK, US, Italy, Denmark and more. One of them is Tamla Motown TMG 792, released October 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TMG 792, M 1188F, TSM-NP 64112, 2 C 006- 92802 M) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TMG 792 A-2 AM KT and TMG 792 B-2 MK KT 2. 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.
