Vinyl pressings
by Grover Washington, Jr. · 1976
A Secret Place was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 6 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.
RVG 98792 A-6 CTH A1 T 1Variant 1, side A runout
RVG 98792 B-8 CTH T 1Variant 1, side B runout
RVG 98792 A-6 CTH 1TVariant 2, side A runout
RVG 98792 B-7 CTH 2TVariant 2, side B runout
RVG 98792 A~2 VAN GELDER DFRunout A, variant 1
RVG 98792 B-6 #13 VAN GELDER DFRunout B, variant 1
RVG 98792•A-2 VAN GELDER DFRunout A, variant 2
RVG 98792•B-5 #13 VAN GELDER DFRunout B, variant 2
RVG 98792 A-4Side A Runout, Variant 1
RVG 98792 B-5Side B Runout, Variant 1
RVG 98792A-A - IASide A Runout, Variant 2
RVG 98792B - IASide B Runout, Variant 2
KU-32 A RVG 98792 ARunout Side A etched
KU-32 B RVG 98792 BRunout Side B etched
M5-165V1-A-08B ZUL#15 JONetched
M5-165V1-B-08B ZUL#15 JONetched
RVG 98792 A-6 CTH 2T VSide A Runout
TI RVG 98792-B-8 CTHSide B Runout
RVG 98792 ASide A Label
RVG 98792 BSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Germany | Kudu 63.013First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Italy | Kudu KU 32-1LFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Kudu KU-32 S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Kudu KU 32-HFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Kudu KU 32First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Kudu KU-32 S1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Kudu KU-32 S1First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Kudu KU-32 S1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Kudu KU-32First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Motown M5-165VIFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Kudu KU-32 S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Kudu KU-32 S1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Kudu KU-32 S1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Australia | CTI Records 6489 027LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Kudu KU-32LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Kudu LAX 3254LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Canada | Motown M 165LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | Motown M5-165V1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | UK | Motown STMS 5029 / Motown 0C 054-64 416LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Europe | Motown WL72081LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Spain | Motown SNL1-60105LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Spain | Motown SNL1-60105 / Motown SNL1 - 60105LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Motown 230·15·034LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | Motown SNL1-60105LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Motown STMS 5029LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
28 vinyl pressings of A Secret Place are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1976 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Germany, Italy and more. One of them is Kudu KU-32 S1, released December 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KU-32 S1, KU-32, M5-165VI, KU 32) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RVG 98792 A-6 CTH A1 T 1 and RVG 98792 B-8 CTH T 1. 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.
