Vinyl pressings
by Stevie Wonder · 1968
Eivets Rednow was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 2 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.
HS-1544-3 GLPS-932 S-1 4 H W4RS-5814-1-FA-Side Runout Etching
HS-1545-2 GLPS-932 S-2 4 H W4RS-5815-1-FB-Side Runout Etching
HS-1544-3A-Side Label (Set 1)
HS-1545-2B-Side Label (Set 1)
HS-1545-3 GLPS-932 S-1 4 R W4RS-5814-1-B A1Side A
HS-1545-2 GLPS-932 S-2 4 R W4RS-5815-1-B A2Side B
HS-1544-3 W4RS-5814Side A Label
HS-1545-2 W4RS-5815Side B Label
HS-1544-3 W4RS-5814-1 GLPS-932 A2 ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K I ASide A runout, variant 1
HS-1545-2 W4RS-5815-1 A GLPS-932 A2 ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K I ASide B runout, variant 1
HS-1544-3 W4RS-5814-1 GLPS-932 A1 ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K I IISide A runout, variant 2
HS-1545-2 W4RS-5815-1 GLPS-932 AA̶1 ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K ISide B runout, variant 2
HS-1544-3 GLPS-932 S-1 W4RS-5814-1-GSide A
HS-1545-2 GLPS-932 S-2 W4RS-5815-1-GSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | US | Gordy GS 932First yearLP | LP |
| 1968 | Canada | Gordy S932 / Gordy S 932First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Gordy GS932 / Gordy GORDY 9032First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Gordy GLPS 932 / Gordy GS932First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Gordy GS932First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Gordy GLPS-932 DJFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Gordy GS-932 / Gordy GLPS-932First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Gordy GS932First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Japan | Motown RMTL-3025LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1987 | Japan | Motown RMTL-3025LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Tamla GLPS-932LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Tamla Motown GS932 / Tamla Motown GOS 932LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Motown 5298 ML / Motown 5298MLLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | US | Motown 5298ML / Motown 5298 MLLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | US | Motown 5298ML / Motown 5298 MLLP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of Eivets Rednow are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1968 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Canada. One of them is Gordy GS932, released November 20, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GS932, GLPS 932, GS-932, GS 932) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HS-1544-3 GLPS-932 S-1 4 H W4RS-5814-1-F and HS-1545-2 GLPS-932 S-2 4 H W4RS-5815-1-F. 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.
