Vinyl pressings
by Michael Jackson · 1971
Got To Be There was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
27 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 17 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.
M-1191F-P-4299-60498-5A TVCSide A - etched
M-1191F-P-4299-60497-4B TVCSide B - etched
60497-4BCenter label - side A
60498-5ACenter label - side B
M-1191F-P-4299-60497-4B ARPRunout, side A, etched [ARP stamped]
M-1191F-P-4299-60498-5A ARPRunout, side B, etched [ARP stamped]
P4299-60497-4BLabel side A
P4299-60498-5ALabel side B
M-1191F-P-4299-60497-4B-1 TISide A - etched
M-1191F-P-4299-60498-5A-1 TIISide B - etched
M-1191F-P-4299-60497-4B-2 TIISide A - etched
M-1191F-P-4299-60498-5A-1 TIISide B - etched
M-1191F-P-4299-60497-4B A SIDE 1B SIISide A - etched, variant 1
M-1191F-P-4299-60498-5A B SIDE 1A SSSSide B - etched, variant 1
M-1191F-P-4299-60497-4B A SIDE 1A SSide A - etched, variant 2
M-1191F-P-4299-60498-5A B SIDE 1A SISide B - etched, variant 2
M-1191F-P-4299-60498-5ARunout - side A
M-1191F-P-4299-60497-4BRunout - side B
60497-4BCenter label - side A
60498-5ACenter label - side B
P4299-60497-4B-SSide A Label
P4299-60497-4B-MSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Brazil | Motown M - 1191 / Tapecar M - 1191First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Brazil | Motown M - 1191 / Tapecar M - 1191First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Canada | Tamla Motown M-1191FFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1971 | Finland | Tamla Motown 5E 006-93014First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | India | Tamla Motown ETM. 70First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Ireland | Tamla Motown TMG (I) 797First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Jamaica | Tamla Motown M 1191FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Jamaica | Tamla Motown M 1191FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Mexico | Tamla Motown 7016First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown 5C 006-93 014 / Tamla Motown 5C 006-93014First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM.817First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Norway | Tamla Motown 7E 006-93014 M / Motown 7E 006-93014 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Panama | Motown M 1191 FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Panama | Motown M-1191 FFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Tamla Motown TMG-797First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Motown M - 1191 / Tapecar M - 11917", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| ? | Kenya | Tamla Motown TMSK 3087", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Thailand | Not On Label (Michael Jackson) M 1191F7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
41 vinyl pressings of Got To Be There are listed here, from 26 countries, released between 1971 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, El Salvador, Japan and more. One of them is Motown M 1191F, released October 7, 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M 1191F, TMG 797, M 1191 F, JET-2087) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M-1191F-P-4299-60498-5A TVC and M-1191F-P-4299-60497-4B TVC. 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.
