Vinyl pressings
by Edwin Starr · 1970
Stop The War Now was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. 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 1970, 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.
Z4KM-4431-1 ERunout A: Machine stamped
N-T2-N846M01 TVCRunout A: Hand etched
U4KM-9697-1 HRunout B: Machine stamped
N-K-N-357M02Runout B: Hand etched
Z4KM-4431-1 D N-T2-N846M01 T1A side runout
U4KM-9697-1 G N-K-N-357M02 T1B side runout
846M01Label A-side
357M02Label B-side
G7104-A Z4KM-4431-1 B N-T2-N-846MO1 SIIEtched And Stamped Side A
U4KM-9697-1 D NKN-357MO2 SSSEtched And Stamped Side B
846MO1Side A Label
357MO2Side B Label
Z4KM - 4431-1Side A, stamped, variant 1
N-T2-N-846M01Side A, hand-etched, variant 1
U4KM - 9697-1 CSide B, stamped, variant 1
NKN - 357M02Side B, hand-etched, variant 1
N-T2-N-846MO1Labels, both sides
G7104-[s]B[/s]A ZK4M-4431-1 B N-T2-N-846MO1 S11Both 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-9356First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Canada | Tamla Motown G 7104First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Finland | Tamla Motown 5E 006-92138First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Germany | Tamla Motown 1 C 006-92138 M / Tamla Motown 1 C 006-92 138 MFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Japan | Tamla Motown JET-2035First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Norway | Tamla Motown 7E 006 92138 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Philippines | Motown G 7104First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Sweden | Tamla Motown 4E 006 92138 M / Tamla Motown 4 E006-92138 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Turkey | Tamla Motown 70812First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | US | Gordy G 7104First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | US | Gordy G 7104First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | US | Gordy G 7104First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | US | Gordy G 7104First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | US | Gordy G 7104First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Gordy G 7104First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Tamla Motown 1 C 006-92 1387", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Jamaica | Tamla Motown G71047", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
32 vinyl pressings of Stop The War Now are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1970 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Canada, Finland, Germany and more. One of them is Gordy G 7104.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use G 7104, 5E 006-92138, 1 C 006-92138 M, JET-2035) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Z4KM-4431-1 E and N-T2-N846M01 TVC. 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.
