Vinyl pressings
by Smokey Robinson · 1979
Cruisin' was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
T-54306-A UP T-54306 F-A-65020-S-08 BSide A runout, var. 1
T-54306-B UP T 54301F - 64502-B-08A JGSide B runout, var. 1
T-54306F-A-65020-S-18BSide A runout, var. 2
T54306F-64502-B-18A JMSide B runout, var. 2
T-54306 F-A-65020-S-14ARunout, side A, etched
T-54306 F-A-64502-B-14BRunout, side B, etched
65020Label side A
64502-SLabel side B
T-54306-A T-54306 F-A-65020-S-08BSide A runout
T-540306-B T54306F-64502-B-08BSide B runout
65020-SSide A label
64502Side B label
T54306F-A-65020-S-10A (engraved)dead wax A side
T54306F-B-64502-S-17A (engraved)dead wax B side
65020-SSide A label
64502-SSide B label
65020-SSide A label
64502-SSide A label
T-54306 F-A-65020-S-17A Gm SIRunout A-side etched
T 54301F-B-64502-S-17A Jon SIIRunout B-side etched
(65020-S)Label side-A
(64502)Label side-B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Canada | Tamla T 54306 XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | Tamla T 54306 FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | Tamla T 54306 FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | Motown VIP-2809First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Motown TMM 969First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | South America | Motown T 54306 FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | Tamla T 54306FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | Tamla T 54306 FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1979 | US | Tamla T 54306 FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | Tamla T 54306FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | Tamla T 54306FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1979 | US | Tamla T 54306FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1979 | US | Tamla T 54306FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1979 | US | Tamla T 54306FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | Tamla T 54306FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | Motown T 543067", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Motown 543067" | 7" |
19 vinyl pressings of Cruisin' are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, Brazil, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Tamla T 54306F.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 54306F, T 54306 F, 501.7044, T 54306 X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T-54306-A UP T-54306 F-A-65020-S-08 B and T-54306-B UP T 54301F - 64502-B-08A JG. 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.
