US
1975- Label and catalog number
- Motown M6-841S1
- Format
- LP, Album
Vinyl pressings
by Dynamic Superiors · 1975
Pure Pleasure was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 7 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.
M6-804S1-HS-2505-1-S-12ARunout Side 1, Etched
M6-804S1-HS-2506-2-S-12ARunout Side 2, Etched
HS-2505-1Side 1 Label
HS-2506-2Side 2 Label
M-841V1-S1Side 1
M-841V1-S2Side 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Canada | Motown M841V1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Motown M841V1First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Italy | Tamla Motown TSM ST 60114First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Tamla Motown SWX-6235First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown 5C 062-96833First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Panama | Onda Nueva Records 75-10-1208First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Turkey | Tamla Motown 722First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Motown M6-841S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Motown M841V1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Motown M6-841S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Motown M6-841S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | Tamla Motown S-32803LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Tamla Motown STML 12007 / Tamla Motown 0C 062 ◦ 97290LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | Tamla Motown 60114LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
14 vinyl pressings of Pure Pleasure are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1975 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, Canada, Italy, Japan and more. One of them is Motown M6-841S1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M6-841S1, M841V1, TSM ST 60114, SWX-6235) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.