Vinyl pressings
by Marvin Gaye · 1970
Super Hits was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. 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 1970, the album's first year, in 5 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.
IStamped in runout areas
- I ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K A2 (stamped) Z4RS-3659-1- (Etched) HS-1771 TS-300A-Side Runout
I - ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K A1 (Stamped) Z4RS-3660-1- (Etched) HS-1772 TS-300B-Side Runout
HS-1771A-Side Label (Set 1)
𝚉̶𝟺̶𝚁̶𝚂̶-̶𝟹̶𝟼̶𝟻̶𝟿̶-̶𝟷̶-̶𝙳̶ HS 1771 ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K 8.11.70 TS-300Side A, runout variant 1
𝚉̶𝟺̶𝚁̶𝚂̶-̶𝟹̶𝟼̶𝟼̶𝟶̶-̶𝟷̶-̶𝙳̶ Hh/ HS-1772 ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K 8.11.70 TS-300Side B, runout variant 1
HS-1771 TS-300 8•11•70 ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K Z̶4̶R̶S̶-̶3̶6̶5̶9̶-̶1̶-̶D̶Side A, runout variant 2
HS-1772 TS-300 8•11•70 ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K Z̶4̶R̶S̶-̶3̶6̶6̶0̶-̶1̶-̶D̶ HILSide B, runout variant 2
TS-300 Z4RS-3659-1-B HS-1771 H ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄KSide A runout
TS-300 Z4RS-3660-1-B HS-1772 ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K HSide B runout
HS-1771Side A label
Z4RS-3659Side A label
HS-1771A-side matrix on label
Z4RS-3659A-side matrix on label
HS-1772B-side matrix on label
Z4RS-3660B-side matrix on label
H2-1771 TS-300 PL11-BMatrix/Runout Side A etched
HS-1172 TS 300 PL11 8Matrix/Runout Side B etched
(stamped) Z4RS-3659-1- C H (Etched) HS-1771 TS-300 WK[?]Side 1
(Stamped) Z4RS-3660-1- C H (Etched) HS-1772 TS-300 WK[?]Side 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australasia | Tamla Motown STMLO 10053First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | Tamla Motown TS 300First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | France | Tamla Motown 2 C 062-92038 / Tamla Motown 2C 062 - 92.038First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown 5C 054.92038First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Tamla TS300 / Tamla TS-300First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Tamla TS300 DJ / Tamla TS-300 DJFirst yearLP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Tamla TS300 / Tamla TAMLA® 300First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Tamla TS300 / Tamla S-300First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Tamla TS300 / Tamla T-300V1First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1970 | US | Tamla TS 300 / Tamla T 300First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Tamla TS300 / Tamla S 300First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Tamla TS 300 / Tamla T 300First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1970 | US | Tamla TS 300 / Tamla T 300First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1979 | Australia | Motown TS 300LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | US | Motown 5301MLLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Motown 5301MLLP, Reissue, Compilation | LP, Reissue, Compilation |
| 1984 | Canada | Motown M 301LP, Reissue, Compilation | LP, Reissue, Compilation |
| 1985 | Australia | Motown 5301MLLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | Japan | Motown RMTL-3018LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Motown Records, Canada Ltd. TS-300LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | US | Motown MOT-5301 / Motown 2807MLLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Motown 2807MLLP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | US | Motown 2807MLLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
23 vinyl pressings of Super Hits are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1970 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Australasia, Canada, France and more. One of them is Tamla TS300.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TS300, TS 300, TS300 DJ, STMLO 10053) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, I and - I ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K A2 (stamped) Z4RS-3659-1- (Etched) HS-1771 TS-300. 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.
