Vinyl pressings
by Smokey Robinson · 1974
Virgin Man / Fulfill Your Need was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. 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 1974, 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.
T54250F-62444-7B 517A T-54250-A5-1B SSSA-side runout
T54250F-62486-1B-517A 7-54250-B5-1B SSB-side runout
62444-SA-side label
62485-SB-side label
62444-SLabel Side A
62486-SLabel Side B
T54250F-62444-1B-508B T-S4250-ARunout, side A, etched
T54250F-62486-1B-508B T-S4250-BRunout, side B, etched
62444-SLabel side A
62486-SLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Canada | Motown T54250FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | France | Tamla Motown 2C 008-95.453First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Jamaica | Tamla Motown T 54250FFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Japan | Motown JET-2268First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Japan | Motown JET-2268First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Spain | Tamla Motown SN-20.931First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Tamla T 54250FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1974 | US | Tamla T 54250FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | US | Tamla T 54250FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | US | Tamla T 54250FFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | US | Tamla T 54250FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Tamla T 54250F7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
12 vinyl pressings of Virgin Man / Fulfill Your Need are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, Canada, France, Jamaica and more. One of them is Tamla T 54250F, released July 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 54250F, T54250F, 2C 008-95.453, JET-2268) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T54250F-62444-7B 517A T-54250-A5-1B SSS and T54250F-62486-1B-517A 7-54250-B5-1B SS. 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.
