Vinyl pressings
by Eddie Kendricks · 1976
Goin' Up In Smoke 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.
15 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 10 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.
T6-346S1-2641-S-06 A △21305 #12 GMRunout side A, etched
T6-346S1-2642-S-06 A △21305-X #12 GMRunout side B, etched
(MR)Runout both sides, stamped
2641-SMatrix side A, on label
MR logoStamped in runouts
T6-346S1-2641-S-06A [MR logo] △ 21305 (1) GMSide A runout, variant 1
T6-3446S1-2642-S-06E [MR logo] △ 21305X (8)Side B runout, variant 1
T6-346S1-2641-S-06 C [MR logo] △ 21305 (2) GMSide A runout, variant 2
98254 - A 10-12-76 1 ∆Runout side A
98254 - B 10-12-76 1 ∆Runout side B
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 | Australia | Motown STMLO-10155First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Brazil | Motown T6-346 / Top Tape T6-346First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Tamla T-346 PIFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Motown T-346 PIFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Germany | Motown 1C 062-98 254First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Tamla Motown VIP-6370First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Tamla Motown VIP-6370First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Motown 5C 062-98254First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | Motown 28286-IFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Tamla STML12043 / Tamla T6-346 S1First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1976 | US | Tamla T6-346S1 / Tamla T6-346 S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Tamla T6-346S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Tamla T6 346S1 / Tamla T6-346 S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Tamla T6-346S1 / Tamla T6-346 S1LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | UK | Tamla Motown STML 12043 / Tamla Motown 0C 062-98 254First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Tamla T6-346S1 / Tamla T6-346 S1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
18 vinyl pressings of Goin' Up In Smoke are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Italy, Australia and more. One of them is Tamla T6-346S1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T6-346S1, T6 346S1, STML 12043, STML12043) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T6-346S1-2641-S-06 A △21305 #12 GM and T6-346S1-2642-S-06 A △21305-X #12 GM. 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.
