Vinyl pressings
by Gladys Knight And The Pips · 1967
I Heard It Through The Grapevine was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 9 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.
NSN-369M08 369M08 ARP UK4M -1769-1 B XA side runout, variant 1
NUN-368M07 368M07 ARP UK4M -1766-1-B XB side runout, variant 1
NSN-369M08 369M08 UK4M -1769-1 B ARP XA side runout, variant 2
368M07 UK4M -1766-1-B X ARP NUN-368M07B side runout, variant 2
NSN-369M08 MR ∆68578 UK4M -1769-1A-side runout
NUN-368M07. MR ▢ UK4M -1766-1 ∆68585B-side runout
NSN-369M08A-side label
NUN-368M07B-side label
NSN-369M08 ∆68578 [UK4M-1769-1]Side A etched [stamped]
NUN-368M07 ∆68585 [UK4M-1766-1 O]Side B etched [stamped]
NSN-369M08Side A label
NUN-368M07Side B label
NSN-369M08 Nashville Matrix UK4M -1769-1 A 10 ΩRunout A etched [Nashville Matrix UK4M -1769-1 A stamped]
NUN-368M07. Ω UK4M -1766-1-A 10 Nashville MatrixRunout B etched [Nashville Matrix UK4M -1766-1 A stamped]
NSN-369M08Label A
NUN-368M07Label B
NSN-369M08 369M08 MR(circled) M∆68578 UK4M -1769-1 0A side runout, stamped/etched
NSN-369M08 369M08 MR(circled) M∆68578 UK4M -1769-1 0B side runout, stamped/etched
NSN-369M08A-side label
NSN-369M08B-side label
NSN-369M08Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-185First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | Canada | Tamla Motown S-35039First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | France | Tamla Motown FT 112First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Norway | Tamla Motown TMG 629First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Spain | Tamla Motown M-5026First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | Soul S-35039First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Soul S 35039First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Soul S 35039First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown GO 25.674First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Greece | Tamla Motown GTM 113First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | US | Soul S-35039First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Soul S 35039First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | Soul S-35039First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Soul S-35039First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 629First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
20 vinyl pressings of I Heard It Through The Grapevine are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1967 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Netherlands, Greece and more. One of them is Soul S-35039, released September 28, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S-35039, S 35039, TMG 629, GO 25.674) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NSN-369M08 369M08 ARP UK4M -1769-1 B X and NUN-368M07 368M07 ARP UK4M -1766-1-B X. 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.
