Vinyl pressings
by Marvin Gaye · 1969
M.P.G. was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. 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 1969, the album's first year, in 10 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.
TS-292 R ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K HS-1592-3Runout Side A, Etched
XR4S-2733-1BARunout Side A, Stamped
HS-1595-3 TS-292 S-2. Ji. RRunout Side B, Etched
XR4S-2734-1 CRunout Side B, Stamped
HS-1594-3 TS-292 S-1 LP H X4RS-2733-1 FRunout side A
HS-1595-3 TS-292 S-2 LP H X4RS-2734-1 FRunout side B
HS-1594-3Label side A
X4RS-2733Label side A
X4RS-2733-1 HS1594-3 i + ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K ̶A̶4̶ A2 TS-292Runout A
X4RS-2734-1A HS1595-3 i + ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K TS-292 A1Runout B
HS1594-3 X4RS-2733Label A
HS1595-3 X4RS-2734Label B
TS-292 2 1 ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K I J HS-1594-3 XR4S-2733-1Side A runout
TS-292 A1 ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K + I HS-1595-3 XR4S-2734-1Side B runout
HS-1594-3 XR4S-2733Side A label
HS-1595-3 XR4S-2734Side B label
TS-292 B1 ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K I + HS-1594-3 X4RS-2733-1 ASide A runout
TS-292 A5 + I ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K HS-1595-3 X4RS-2734-1-ASide B runout
HS-1594-3 X4RS-2733Side A label
HS-1595-3 X4RS-2734Side B label
X4RS - 2783 - 1Side A: Stamped
X4RS - 2784 - 1Side A: Stamped
HS-1594-3 TS-292 ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄KSide A: Etched
HS-1595-3 TS-292 ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄KSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Tamla Motown STMLO 11119First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Tamla Motown TMS 292First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | Tamla Motown STM 292First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Germany | Tamla Motown 1C 054-90 302LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1969 | India | Tamla Motown SETML-IIFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Japan | Tamla Motown SJET-8154First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Japan | Tamla Motown SJET-8154First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Mexico | Tamla Motown STAM-176First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown XTM S-5024First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Tamla Motown STML 11119 / Tamla Motown 1E 062 ◦ 90302First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Tamla Motown TML 11119 / Tamla Motown 1E 062 ◦ 90302 (M)First yearLP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
| 1969 | US | Tamla TS-292 DJFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | Venezuela | Tamla LPS-77502First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Venezuela | Motown LPS-77502First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Tamla TS 292First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | Motown M5-125LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | Motown M5-125V1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | UK | Tamla Motown STMS 5064LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | UK & Europe | Tamla Motown WL72206 / Tamla Motown STMS 5064LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UK, Europe & US | Tamla 0600753535103 / Tamla TAMLA 292LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Motown 230·15·019LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Tamla TS 292 / Tamla HS-1594-3 x4rs-2733LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
26 vinyl pressings of M.P.G. are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1969 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Tamla TS 292, released April 30, 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TS 292, S-292, TS-292, TS-292 DJ) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TS-292 R ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K HS-1592-3 and XR4S-2733-1BA. 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.
