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.
10 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 4 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.
T54277F-64067-S-06B #14 MR ∆100987-XA runout (Variant 1)
T54277F-64066-S-06B #14 MR ∆100987B runout (Variant 1)
T54277F-64067-S-06A #14 MR ∆100987-XA runout (Variant 2)
T54277F-64066-S-06A MR #14 ∆100987B runout (Variant 2)
64067-SSide A label
64066-SSide B label
T54277F-64067-S-06A MR —△100987-XEtched side A
T54277F-64066-S-06A #14 MR —△100987Etched side B
64067-SLabel side A
64066-SLabel side B
64067-SRunoff - Same Both Sides
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 54277FFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Canada | Motown T 54277FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Germany | Motown 1C 006-98 468 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-98 468First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Jamaica | Motown T 54277FFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | US | Tamla PR-24First year12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Tamla T 54277FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | US | Tamla T 54277FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Tamla T 54277FFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | US | Tamla PR 2412", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1976 | US | Tamla T 54277FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Tamla T 54277 FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Unknown | Tamla PR-2412", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2014 | Unknown | Tamla PR-2412", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Promo |
13 vinyl pressings of Goin' Up In Smoke are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1976 and 2014.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, Canada, Germany, Jamaica. One of them is Tamla T 54277F.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 54277F, T 54277 F, PR-24, 1C 006-98 468) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T54277F-64067-S-06B #14 MR ∆100987-X and T54277F-64066-S-06B #14 MR ∆100987. 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.
