Vinyl pressings
by Eddie Kendricks · 1976
Get It While It's Hot was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. 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 1976, the album's first year, in 6 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.
T54270F-63714-S-RE-1 O6C △99703 F/W ∆MSide A Runout
T54270F-63623-S-06B [MR Logo] △99706Side B Runout
63714-SSide A Label
63623-SSide B Label
63714-SLabel Side A
63623-SLabel Side B
T6-343S1labels
63714-Sstereo label
63714-Mmono 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Canada | Motown T 54270FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Canada | Motown T 54270FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Germany | Tamla Motown 1C 006-97 821 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-97 821First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Germany | Tamla Motown 1C 006-97 821 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-97 8217", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | Jamaica | Tamla Motown T 54270FFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Japan | Motown VIP-2471First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Panama | Motown 1687First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | US | Tamla T 54270FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Tamla T 54270FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1976 | US | Tamla T 54270FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | US | Motown T-54270FFirst year7", Promo, White Label · Promo | 7", Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Tamla T 54270FFirst year7" | 7" |
12 vinyl pressings of Get It While It's Hot are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, Canada, Germany, Jamaica and more. One of them is Tamla T 54270F.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 54270F, T-54270F, 1C 006-97 821, 1687) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T54270F-63714-S-RE-1 O6C △99703 F/W ∆M and T54270F-63623-S-06B [MR Logo] △99706. 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.
