US
1968- Label and catalog number
- Soul S-35042
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single · 𝓐𝓡𝓟 Pressing
- Runout / matrix
W4KM-2650-1-J 396M05 4 NKN-396M05A runout
W4KM-2651-1-J 396134 N-E1-N-396M13B runout
NKN-396M05A label
N-E1-N-396M13B label
Vinyl pressings
by Gladys Knight And The Pips · 1968
The End Of Our Road was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
W4KM-2650-1-J 396M05 4 NKN-396M05A runout
W4KM-2651-1-J 396134 N-E1-N-396M13B runout
NKN-396M05A label
N-E1-N-396M13B label
NKN-396M05 W4KM-2650-1-G ∆69745Side A
N-E1-N-396M13 W4KM-2651-1-G ∆69746Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-196First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-196First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Tamla Motown S 35042First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Tamla Motown FT 122First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Japan | Tamla Motown JET-1836 / Motown JET-1836First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM.673First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Norway | Tamla Motown TMG 645First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Sweden | Tamla Motown TMG 645First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 645First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Soul S-35042First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Soul S 35042First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Soul S-35042First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Soul S-35042First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Soul S-35042First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Soul S 35042First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
21 vinyl pressings of The End Of Our Road are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Netherlands, Australia and more. One of them is Soul S-35042.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S-35042, S 35042, TMG 645, GO 25.744) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, W4KM-2650-1-J 396M05 4 NKN-396M05 and W4KM-2651-1-J 396134 N-E1-N-396M13. 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.