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Eddie KendricksTell Her Love Has Felt The Need

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Tell Her Love Has Felt The Need

by Eddie Kendricks · 1974

10 pressings4 countriesSoulFunk / Soul

Tell Her Love Has Felt The Need was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Tell Her Love Has Felt The Need

9 pressings came out in 1974, 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.

US

July 1974
Label and catalog number
Tamla T 54249F
Format
7", 45 RPM
Runout / matrix

T54249F 62432-XB S08A T-54249-AA side runout, etched

T54249F-61611-XB S08A T-54249-BB side runout, etched

62432-SLabel A

61611-SLabel B

Full details of this pressing

US

1974
Label and catalog number
Tamla T 54249F
Format
7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono
Runout / matrix

T54249F-62432-XB M17B T-54249-AM-1A SSide A Runout

T54249F-62432-XB S17B T-54249-AS-1A SSSSide B Runout

62432-MSide A Label

62432-SSide A Label

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 10 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1970s10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1974CanadaMotown T 54249FFirst year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1974JapanMotown JET-2271First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1974SpainTamla Motown SN-20.929First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1974USTamla T 54249FFirst year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1974USTamla T 54249FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1974USTamla T 54249FFirst year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1974USTamla T 54249FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1974USTamla T 54249FFirst year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1974USTamla T 54249F7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing
1974USTamla T 54249FFirst year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM

Tracklist

  1. ATell Her Love Has Felt The Need3:10
  2. BLoving You The Second Time Around3:10

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Tell Her Love Has Felt The Need are there?

10 vinyl pressings of Tell Her Love Has Felt The Need are listed here, from 4 countries.

When was Tell Her Love Has Felt The Need first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, Canada, Spain, Japan. One of them is Tamla T 54249F, released July 1974.

How do I tell if my copy of Tell Her Love Has Felt The Need is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 54249F, SN-20.929, JET-2271) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T54249F 62432-XB S08A T-54249-A and T54249F-61611-XB S08A T-54249-B. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Tell Her Love Has Felt The Need on vinyl worth?

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.

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