Vinyl pressings
by Michael Jackson · 1973
Music & Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1973, 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.
C5RS-7657 -- 2 M-767-L 1309210-03B H HS2057 C58S-7657Side 1 The '2' has a circle around it
C5RS-7658 2 M-767-L 1309210-10-03B H HS2058-2Side 2 The '2' has a circle around it
HS 2057-1 C5RS-7657 Tvc A 1309210-13ARunout side A, etched
HS 2058-2 C5RS-7658 HS-2058-2 1309210-13A Tvc AXRunout side B, etched
HS-2057-1Label side A
HS-2058-2Label side B
HS-2057-1 CSRS - 7657 1ASide A, Variant 1
HS-2057-2 CSRS - 7658 1ASide B, Variant 1
HS-2057-1 CSRS - 7657 1A 1309210-0113Side A, Etched, Variant 2
HS-2057-2 CSRS - 7658 1 1309210-0113Side B, Etched, Variant 2
C5RS-7657 -- 2 M-767-LEtched Side A
1309210-03B HS2057-1 C5RS-7651Etched small Side A
C5RS-7658-1 M-767LEtched Side B
1309210-03A HS2057-2 c5RS-7c58Etched small Side B
HS 2057-1 C5RS-7657 TVC A 1309210-13ASide A runout, etched
HS 2058-2 C5RS-7658 HS-2058 1309210-13A TVC ASide B runout, etched
HS-2057-1Side A label
HS-2058-2Side B label
C5RS-7657 Jc A 1309210-13A HS2057-1Side 1
C5RS-7658 HS-2058 1309210-10-13A Js ASide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | Tamla Motown STMLO.10099 / Tamla Motown STMLO-10099First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Brazil | Motown M767L / Tapecar M767LFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Tamla Motown M 767LFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | El Salvador | Motown M 767LFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Tamla Motown 1C 062-94 445First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Italy | Motown TSM-ST 60039 / Tamla Motown TSM-ST 60039First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Motown SWX-6016 / Tamla Motown SWX-6016First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Mexico | Tamla Motown STAM-472First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown 5C 056-94445 / Tamla Motown M 767LFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown 5C 056-94445 / Tamla Motown M 767LLP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown STML.6109 / Tamla Motown STML 6109First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Panama | Motown M 767LFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Philippines | Tamla Motown TM 2222First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Singapore | Motown M 767L / Tamla Motown M 767LFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Spain | Motown M 767LFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Canada | Motown M-332LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Germany | Tamla Motown WL72291LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | US | Motown 5332MLLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | US | Motown 5332MLLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Spain | Tamla Motown SNL1-60235LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Europe | Motown 0602527233956 / Universal Music Group 0602527233956LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | Czech Republic | Motown M767LLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Japan | Universal Music UIJY75379LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Motown M767L / Tapecar M767LLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | South Korea | Oscar EU 550LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
36 vinyl pressings of Music & Me are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1973 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Motown M 767L.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M 767L, M 767L-DJ, STML 11235, STMLO.10099) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, C5RS-7657 -- 2 M-767-L 1309210-03B H HS2057 C58S-7657 and C5RS-7658 2 M-767-L 1309210-10-03B H HS2058-2. 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.
