Vinyl pressings
by Gladys Knight And The Pips · 1969
The Nitty Gritty was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 14 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.
N-K-S-615M08 X4KM-3654-1-B 𝓐𝓡𝓟 X̲A-side etched runout
N-Q-N-624M01 X4KM-3395-1-B 𝓐𝓡𝓟 X̲B-side etched runout
N-K-S-615M08A-side label matrix
N-Q-N-624M01B-side label matrix
N-K-S-615MO8 (MR) △76935 X4KM-3654-1- OSide A Runout
N-Q-N-624MO1 (MR) △76936 X4KM-3395-1- OSide B Runout
N-K-S-615MO8Side A label
N-Q-N-624MO1Side B label
N-K-S-615M08Label A
N-K-S-615M08Label B
N-K-S-615MO8 MR △76935 X4KM-3654-1- OA/B-side runout
N-K-S-615MO8A/B-side label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-8857First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-8857First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Canada | Tamla Motown S-35063First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | France | Tamla Motown 2C 006-90520 / Tamla Motown 2C 006-90.520First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | Tamla Motown TM 35 063First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Ireland | Tamla Motown TMG(I) 714First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM.731First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | South Africa | Tamla Motown TMS 260First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Spain | Tamla Motown M 5064 / Tamla Motown M-5064First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Sweden | Tamla Motown TMK 135First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Turkey | Tamla Motown 69809First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Soul S-35063First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Soul S-35063First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Soul S 35063First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Soul S 35063First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
22 vinyl pressings of The Nitty Gritty are listed here, from 14 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Netherlands, Australia and more. One of them is Soul S-35063.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S-35063, S 35063, TMG 714, TM 27.016) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, N-K-S-615M08 X4KM-3654-1-B 𝓐𝓡𝓟 X̲ and N-Q-N-624M01 X4KM-3395-1-B 𝓐𝓡𝓟 X̲. 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.
