Vinyl pressings
by Jermaine Jackson · 1976
My Name Is Jermaine 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.
15 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 12 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.
M6-842S1-2623-S-06B #13< (MR) △21195 FLrunouts side A
M6-842S1-2624-S-06A̲ #13< (MR) △21195-X FLrunouts side B
2623-SLabel Side A
2624-SLabel Side B
2623-SSide One label
2624-SSide Two label
2623-SSide One Label
2624-SSide Two Label
M6-842S1-2623-S-06B(3) (MR) △21195Label Side A
M6-842-S-1-2624-S-(D) Re1 06 (MR) KENDUN △21195-X(3)Label Side B
STMA 8027 A-1Runout Side A
STMA 8027 B-1Runout Side B
STMA 8027ALabel Side A
STMA 8027BLabel Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Brazil | Top Tape M6-842 / Motown M6-842First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Motown M842P1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Motown 2C 068-98157First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Tamla Motown 1C 062-98 157 / Motown 1C 062-98 157First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Greece | Motown 2J 064-98157First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | Motown 3C 064-98157First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Tamla Motown VIP - 6369First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown 5C 062-98 157First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | Motown 28.260 - IFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Motown M6-842S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Motown M6-842S1 / Motown M6-842 S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Motown M6-842S1 / Motown M6-842 S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Motown M6-842S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Venezuela | Motown LPS-88714First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Tamla Motown STMA 8027 / Tamla Motown 0C 064 ◦ 98157First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
17 vinyl pressings of My Name Is Jermaine are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Motown M6-842S1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M6-842S1, STMA 8027, M6-842, M842P1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M6-842S1-2623-S-06B #13< (MR) △21195 FL and M6-842S1-2624-S-06A̲ #13< (MR) △21195-X FL. 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.
