Vinyl pressings
by Martha Reeves & The Vandellas Β· 1964
Live Wire was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1964, 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.
ππ‘π PK4M--80 3-1 E DMM-063417 Nashville Matrix 10A-side runout
ππ‘π - R4KM-1900-1-2 DMV-030215 Nashville Matrix 10B-side runout
DM M-064317A-side label
DM V-030215B-side label
PK4M-80 3-1-D 45-DMM-064317 [MR logo] β³51034A-side runout
-RK4M-1900-1-D 45-DMV-030215 [MR logo] β³-51035B-side runout
DM B-071113A-side label matrix
DM V-030215B-side label matrix
PK4M--8923-1-B A2 R BΜΆA-Side Runout
RK4M--1900-1-B A2 RB-Side Runout
DM M-064317A-Side Label (Set 1)
DM V-030215B-Side Label (Set 1)
PK4M--80 3-1 E DMM-064317 nashville matrix 10Side A runout
-R4KM-1900-1- DMV-030215 nashville matrix 10Side A runout
PK4M-8023-1 I (stamped)Side A runout
R4KM-1900-1 I (stamped)Side B runout
DM M-064317 PK4M-8023Side A label
DM V-030215 R4KM-1900Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | Stateside OSS-114First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Germany | CBS 1438First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Italy | Durium Marche Estere DE. 2552First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | New Zealand | Stateside MSS 2055First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Gordy GORDY 7027First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo Β· Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo Β· Promo |
| 1964 | US | Gordy GORDY 7027First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono Β· Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono Β· Promo, Mono |
| 1964 | US | Gordy GORDY 7027 / G-7027S DJFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo Β· Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo Β· Promo |
| 1964 | Canada | Tamla G 7027First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Stateside SS 272First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo Β· Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo Β· Promo |
| 1964 | US | Gordy G 7027First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo Β· Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo Β· Promo |
| 1964 | US | Gordy G-7027First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Gordy GORDY 7027First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Gordy GORDY 7027First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Gordy GORDY 7027First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Gordy GORDY 7027First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Columbia SCRF 7417", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
20 vinyl pressings of Live Wire are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1964 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Canada, Netherlands and more. One of them is Gordy G-7027, released January 17, 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use G-7027, GORDY 7027, G 7027, GORDY 7027 / G-7027S DJ) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ππ‘π PK4M--80 3-1 E DMM-063417 Nashville Matrix 10 and ππ‘π - R4KM-1900-1-2 DMV-030215 Nashville Matrix 10. 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.
