Vinyl pressings
by Stevie Wonder · 1963
Fingertips was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 11 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.
ZTSC-90410-1BSide A Stamped (Variant 1)
ZTSC-90411-1ASide B Stamped (Variant 1)
ZTSC 90410-1KA DM-V-031304-1A-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
ZTSC 90411-1KA DM-V-031304-2B-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
Nashville MatrixStamped Sides Script A & B
DM V-031304-1 10 Nashville MatrixA-side runout
DM V-031304-2 10 Nashville MatrixB-side runout
DM V-031304-1Label Side A
DM V-031304-1 P5KM-8735-1 A2 RSide A runout, Variant 1
DM V-031304-2 P5KM-8736-1 A3 RSide B runout, Variant 1
DM V-031304-1 P5KM-8735-1 AI RSide A runout, Variant 2
DM V-031304-2 P5KM-8736-1 AI RSide B runout, Variant 2
DM-V-031304-1 P5KM 8735 A1Runout Side 1 etch & stamp, variant 1
DM-V-031304-2 P5KM 8736 1 A2Runout Side 2 etch & stamp, variant 1
DM-V-031304-1 P5KM 8735 I A3Runout Side 1 etch & stamp, variant 2
DM-V-031304-2 P5KM 8736 I I A2Runout Side 2 etch & stamp, variant 2
DM-V-031304-1 Δ47944 (MR)A Side Runout
DM-V-031304-2 Δ47944-X (MR)B Side Runout
ARC Nashville Matrix DM-V-031304-1A Side runout
ARC DM-V-031304-2 Nashville MatrixB Side runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | His Master's Voice EA-4581First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Canada | Tamla T-54080First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | France | 707 603First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | Germany | CBS 1296First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1963 | India | Stateside 45-ESS 15First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Japan | Globe JET-1302First year7" | 7" |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Stateside MSS.2034First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1963 | Sweden | Stateside KSS 1004First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Sweden | Stateside KSS 1004First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | Oriole American 45-CBA 1853First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | Oriole American 45-CBA 1853First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Tamla TM 54080First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Tamla TAMLA 54080First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1963 | US | Tamla T-54080First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Tamla TM 54080First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Tamla TM 540807", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | US | Motown Y 407F7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | US | Motown MOT-4077", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Greece | Music-Box MB 90097", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Collectables COL-4077", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Tamla TM 540807", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | US | Tamla TM 540807", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Tamla TM 540807", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | US | Collectables COL 4077", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
32 vinyl pressings of Fingertips are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1963 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Netherlands, Australia and more. One of them is Tamla TM 54080.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TM 54080, TAMLA 54080, T-54080, TAMLA-54080) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZTSC-90410-1B and ZTSC-90411-1A. 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.
