US
1977- Label and catalog number
- Motown M6-888S1
- Format
- LP, Album · Monarch
- Runout / matrix
m6-88851- 2715-S-RE1- 06B (MR) da △22398 TT #13side 1 runouts
m6-88851- 2716-S-RE1-06B (MR) #13 da △22398-X TTside 2 runouts
Vinyl pressings
by Jermaine Jackson · 1977
Feel The Fire was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 8 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.
m6-88851- 2715-S-RE1- 06B (MR) da △22398 TT #13side 1 runouts
m6-88851- 2716-S-RE1-06B (MR) #13 da △22398-X TTside 2 runouts
M6-88851-2715-S-REI-06A ◁ 22398 (I)A Side etched
M6-88851-2716-S-REI-06A ◁ 22398-X (2)B Side etched
2715-SA Side label
2716-SB Side label
STML 12067ALabel - side A
STML 12067BLabel - side B
TXD M6-888-ASide A run-out area [Hand-etched]
TXD M6-888-B2Side B run-out area [Hand-etched]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Canada | Motown M-888P1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | Motown M-888P1First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Germany | Motown 1C 066-99 248 / EMI Electrola 1C 066-99 248First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Motown VIP-6445First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Motown 5C 062-99 248First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Motown 5C 062-99 248LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1977 | Spain | Motown 25116 - IFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | UK | Motown STML 12067 / Motown 0C 062-99 248First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Motown M6-888S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Motown M6-888S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Venezuela | Tamla Motown LPS-88800 / Tamla Motown LPS-88.800First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
11 vinyl pressings of Feel The Fire are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Motown M6-888S1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M6-888S1, STML 12067, M-888P1, 1C 066-99 248) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, m6-88851- 2715-S-RE1- 06B (MR) da △22398 TT #13 and m6-88851- 2716-S-RE1-06B (MR) #13 da △22398-X TT. 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.