Vinyl pressings
by Martha Reeves · 1974
Martha Reeves was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. 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 1974, the album's first year, in 15 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.
MCA 440 W2 ◈-P-◈ TMLRunout side A, variant 1
MCA 441 W2 ◈-P-◈ TMLRunout side B, variant 1
MCA 440 W1 ◈-P-◈ TMLRunout side A, variant 2
MCA 441 W1 ◈-P-◈ TMLRunout side B, variant 2
MCA 440 W1 TML ▣-C-▣Runout, side A
MCA 441 W1 TML ▣-C-▣Runout, side B
MCA-440On label, side A
MCA-441●On label, side B
MCF 2565 A - 1U (stamped)Side 1
MCF 2565 B - 1U (stamped)Side 2
MCF.2565AOn Label - Side 1
MCF.2565BOn Label - Side 2
MAPS-7427-A 3Side A etched
MAPS-7427-B 2Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | MCA Records MAPS-7427First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Brazil | MCA Records MCALP-600.085First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | MCA Records MCA 414First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | MCA Records MCA 414First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | MCA Records 414.001 / MCA Records MCA 414 001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | MCA Records MAPS 7427First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | MCA Records MAPS 7427First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Italy | MCA Records MAPS 7427First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Japan | MCA Records MCA 6033 / MCA Records MCA-414First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Lebanon | MCA Records MCA 414 / MCA Records MAPS 7427First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Mexico | MCA Records EDI-60143First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Netherlands | MCA Records 5C 062-95621First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Netherlands | MCA Records 5C 062-95621LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1974 | New Zealand | MCA Records MAPS 7427First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | South Africa | MCA Records SMCA 607First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | MCA Coral 0042.032LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-414LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | MCA Records MCA-414LP, Advance, Album | LP, Advance, Album |
25 vinyl pressings of Martha Reeves are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1974 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is MCA Records MCA-414.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-414, MCF 2565, MAPS-7427, MCALP-600.085) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MCA 440 W2 ◈-P-◈ TML and MCA 441 W2 ◈-P-◈ TML. 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.
