Vinyl pressings
by Martha Reeves & The Vandellas · 1967
Live! was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 3 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.
U4RS-9483-1-B A3 R HS-1480Side A, stamped, A3 HS-1480 etched
U4RS-9484-1-B A1 R HS-1481Side B, stamped, A1 HS-1481 etched
RStamped
HS-1480-2 U4RS-9483Label A
HS-1480 U4RM-9623Label A
HS-1481 U4RM-9624Label B
HS-1480-2 Ω I U4RS-9483-1 A5Runout side A, variant 1
HS-1481 Ω I U4RS-9484-1 B1Runout side B, variant 1
HS-1480-2 Ω I U4RS-9483-1 A4Runout side A, variant 2
HS-1481 Ω I U4RS-9484-1 B1Runout side B, variant 2
HS-1480 A2Side A etched
R U4RS-9483-1-BSide A stamped
HS-1480 ASide B etched
R U4RS-948-1-B 4Side B stamped
HS-1480-2 U4RS-9483Label A
HS-1481-3 U4RS-9484Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Tamla Motown 925 / Tamla Motown GO 925First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Tamla Motown GOS-925First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Gordy 925First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Germany | Tamla Motown STM 925First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | Tamla Motown STM 925First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Taiwan | Large World LW-343LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 1967 | US | Gordy 925 / Gordy GS 925First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Gordy GLP 925 / Gordy 925First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Gordy Gordy 925 / Gordy GLPS-925First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Gordy GLPS-925 / Gordy GS 925First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Gordy S-925First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Gordy 925 / Gordy GS 925First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Gordy 925 / Gordy GM 925First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Gordy GLP-925First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Gordy 925 / Gordy GS 925First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Spain | Tamla Motown S-32.530 / Tamla Motown S-32530LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Korea | Taedo TCS 71LP, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
19 vinyl pressings of Live! are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1967 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada, Germany. One of them is Gordy 925.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 925, GLP 925, Gordy 925, GLPS-925) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, U4RS-9483-1-B A3 R HS-1480 and U4RS-9484-1-B A1 R HS-1481. 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.
