Vinyl pressings
by Smokey Robinson · 1977
Big Time - Original Music Score From The Motion… was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 6 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.
T6-355S1 T̶6̶ ̶3̶5̶5̶5̶1̶-̶ ̶2̶7̶2̶1̶ 2717-S-REI-06B #13 [MR Logo] △22484 JJ 2717-06BSide A Runout
T6-355S1-2718-S-06A [MR Logo] da △22352-X KK #13Side B Runout
T6-355S1-2717-S-06B MR △22352 #12Runout, side A
T6-355S1-2718-S-06A MR △22352-X #12Runout, side B
T6-355S1-2717-S-06B #13 [MR Logo] △22352 da KKEtched Side A
T6-355S1-2718-S-06B [MR Logo] △22352-X da KK #13Etched Side B
STML 12068 A-1Side A, runout, stamped, variant 1
CUT BY NICK.WSide A, runout, etched, variant 1
STML 12068 B-1Side B, runout, stamped, variant 1
NICK.WSide B, runout, etched, variant 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Canada | Tamla T-355P1First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Canada | Tamla T-355P1First yearLP | LP |
| 1977 | France | Motown 2C068-99280First yearLP | LP |
| 1977 | Germany | Motown 1 C 064-99 280First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Motown 5C 062-99280First yearLP | LP |
| 1977 | UK | Motown STML 12068 / Motown 0C 062-99 280First yearLP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1977 | US | Tamla T6-355S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Tamla T6-355S1First yearLP | LP |
| 1977 | US | Tamla T6-355S1First yearLP | LP |
| 1977 | US | Tamla T6-355S1First yearLP | LP |
| 1977 | UK | Motown STML 12068 / Motown 0C 062-99 280First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
11 vinyl pressings of Big Time - Original Music Score From The Motion… are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Tamla T6-355S1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T6-355S1, STML 12068, T-355P1, 2C068-99280) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T6-355S1 T̶6̶ ̶3̶5̶5̶5̶1̶-̶ ̶2̶7̶2̶1̶ 2717-S-REI-06B #13 [MR Logo] △22484 JJ 2717-06B and T6-355S1-2718-S-06A [MR Logo] da △22352-X KK #13. 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.
