Vinyl pressings
by Junior Walker & The All Stars · 1969
These Eyes 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.
24 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 13 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.
D-K-M5-644M01 X4KM-4344-1 CA-Side Runout Etching
D-K-M5-667M06 X4KM-4346-1 CB-Side Runout Etching
D-K-M5-644M01A-Side Label
D-K-M5-667M06B-Side Label
X4KM-4346-1D D-K-M5-667M06 10Side A runout
X4KM-4344-1D D-K-M5-644M01 10 0Side B runout
D-K-M5-667M06Side A label
D-K-M5-644M01Side B label
D-K-M5-667M06A Side Label
D-K-M5-644M01B Side Label
D-K-M5-644M01 X4KM-4344-1-FSide A
D-K-M5-667M06 X4KM-4346-1-FSide B
D-K-M5-667M01Side A label
D-K-M5-644M01Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-8961First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-8961First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Canada | Tamla Motown S-35067First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | France | Tamla Motown 2C006-90728 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | Tamla Motown 1C 006-90768 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1969 | Jamaica | Tamla Motown S 35067First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown 5C 006-90728First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM.742First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Philippines | Motown S-35067First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | South Africa | Tamla Motown TMS 265First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Spain | Tamla Motown M-5075First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Sweden | Tamla Motown 4E 006-90728 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG727First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Soul S-35067First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Soul S 35067First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 7277", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 7277", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 7277", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
27 vinyl pressings of These Eyes are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Soul S-35067.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S-35067, S 35067, S35067, TMG727) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, D-K-M5-644M01 X4KM-4344-1 C and D-K-M5-667M06 X4KM-4346-1 C. 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.
