Vinyl pressings
by Marvin Gaye · 1977
Got To Give It Up was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
35 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 18 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.
T-54280-A T-54280-F-64664-S-06A Δ101807A-side runout, variant 1
T-54280-F-64663-S-06A Δ101808B-side runout, variant 1
T-54280F-64664-S-06A #14 MR Δ101807A-side runout etched, variant 2
T 54280F-64663-S-06B #14 MR Δ101808B-side runout etched, variant 2
64664-SA-side label
64663-SB-side label
64664-SA-side label
64663-SB-side label
T-54280-A UP STEREO T-5480F-64664-S-06A #08 (MR) ◄101807
T-54280-B UP T-5480F-64663-S-06A #08 MR ◄101808
T 54280F-64664-S-06-B △101807A-side runout, etched
T 54280F-64663-S-06B MR △101808B-side runout, etched
[Monarch Logo]B-side runout, stamped
64664-SA-side label
T 54280F-64664-S-06-B MR △101807A-side runout, etched
T 54280F-64663-B T54280F - 64663 - S - 06B MR △101808B-side runout, etched
[Monarch Logo]A-side runout, stamped
64664-SA-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Argentina | Motown 9094First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Australia | Motown TMO-11493First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Australia | Motown TMO-11493First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Brazil | Motown MCS - 032 / Top Tape MCS - 032First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Canada | Motown T 54280FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Canada | Tamla T 54280FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Ecuador | Tamla Motown 45-29042First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | France | Motown 2C 006-98.932 / Motown 2 C 006-98932First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | Germany | Motown 1C 006-98 932First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Germany | Motown 1C 006-98 932 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-98 9327", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1977 | Italy | Motown 3C 006-98932 / Motown 3C 006 - 98932First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1977 | Italy | Motown 3C 006-98932First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Jamaica | Motown T 54280FFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Japan | Motown VIP-2518First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Japan | Motown VIP-2518First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Germany | Motown 100·15·0697", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1985 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 13817", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | US | Motown MOT-6197", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | France | Motown ZT 4356012" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Motown TMGLTD 2212", 45 RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", 45 RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Motown PR-2712", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Collectables MOT 00619 / Motown MOT 006197", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
| ? | US | Collectables COL 6197", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Collectables COL-6197", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Collectables COL-6197", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
47 vinyl pressings of Got To Give It Up are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1977 and 1990.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Tamla T 54280F.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 54280F, PR-27, TMG 1069, PSLP 216) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T-54280-A T-54280-F-64664-S-06A Δ101807 and T-54280-F-64663-S-06A Δ101808. 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.
