Vinyl pressings
by Marvin Gaye · 1962
Hitch Hike / Hello There Angel was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 2 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.
DM V-0110306 superscript 10Side A runout etched
Nashville Matrix No-8W 7158-1BSide A runout stamped
DM V-006115 superscript 10Side B runout etched
NO-8W 4160-1B Nashville MatrixSide B runout stamped
DM V-011306 △ 45960 NO-8W 4160-1DSide A Runout
DM V-006115 △ 45957 NO-8W 7159-1DSide B Runout
DM V-011306Side A Label
DM V-006115Side B Label
N.O.-8W 4160-1A A1 IStamped matrix, Side A
N.O.-8W 7158-1A A1 IStamped matrix, Side B
NO-8W 4160-1D (stamped) DM V-011306 (etched) △45960Side A runout
NO-8W 7158-1D (stamped) DM V-011306 (etched) △45959Side B runout
DM V-006115Side A Label
DM V-011306Side B Label
Nashville MatrixSide A and B dead wax
DM V-011306Side A Label
DM V-006115Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | US | Tamla T-54075First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | US | Tamla T-54075First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | US | Tamla T-54075First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | Canada | Tamla TAMLA-54075First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Canada | Tamla T 54075First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Tamla T-54075First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Tamla TAMLA-54075First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1962 | US | Tamla T-54075First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Tamla T-54075First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1962 | US | Tamla T-54075First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Tamla TAMLA-54075First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | US | Tamla T-54075First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Tamla T-54075First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | Canada | Tamla Motown T 540757", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T-540757", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Tamla T-540757", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Tamla T-540757", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Tamla T-540757", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
18 vinyl pressings of Hitch Hike / Hello There Angel are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1962 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, Canada. One of them is Tamla T-54075, released December 19, 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T-54075, TAMLA-54075, T 54075) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DM V-0110306 superscript 10 and Nashville Matrix No-8W 7158-1B. 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.
