Vinyl pressings
by Stevie Wonder · 1968
For Once In My Life 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.
32 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 19 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.
ARP W4KM-5825-1 1 C-K-L-U-484 M07Side A stamped except C-K-L-U-484 M07 variant 1
ARP W4KM-5826-2 J C-E1-D4-469M04Side B stamped except C-E1-D4-469M04 variant 1
ARP W4KM-5825-1 J C-K-L-U-484 M07Side A stamped except C-K-L-U-484 M07 variant 2
ARP W4KM-5826-1 J C-E1-D4-469 M04Side B stamped except C-E1-D4-469M04 variant 2
C-K-L-U-484M07 [W4KM-5825-1 B]Runout, side A, etched / [stamped]
C-E1-D4-469M04 R [W4KM-5826-1 B] AI GRunout, side B, etched / [stamped]
C-K-L-U-484M07 W4KM-5825Label side A
C-E1-D4-469M04 W4KM-5826Label side B
C-K-L-U-484M07 W4KM-5825-1 E [sideways S] HSide A runout
C-E1-D4-469M04 W4KM-5826-1 E H [sideways S]Side B runout
C-K-L-U-484M07 W4KM-5825Side A label
C-E1-D4-469M04 W4KM-5826Side B label
(Delta) 73440 (hand) W4KM-5825-1 G (machine)A side runout
(Delta)73441 (hand) W4KM-582-1 G (machine)B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-8577First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Tamla Motown T-54174First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Denmark | Tamla Motown TMK 118First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | France | Tamla Motown FT 152First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Tamla Motown TM 54 174First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Italy | Tamla Motown TM 8040First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Mexico | Tamla Motown 6421First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM.701First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Norway | Tamla Motown TMK 118First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Peru | Odeon Del Peru 10551First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | South Africa | Tamla Motown TMJ 182First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Spain | Tamla Motown M-5045First yearSingle, 7", 45 RPM | Single, 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Sweden | Tamla Motown TMK 118First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Sweden | Tamla Motown TMK 118First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Turkey | Tamla Motown 68.854First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | UK | Tamla Motown 1794936 / Universal UMC 17949367", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Tamla Motown TMK 1187", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Argentina | Tamla Motown TMS-05377", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| ? | Greece | Tamla Motown GTM 1207", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Lebanon | Tamla Motown TA 70087", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | Lebanon | Tamla Motown TA 70087", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| ? | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 6797", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Tamla T-541747", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
42 vinyl pressings of For Once In My Life are listed here, from 24 countries, released between 1968 and 2008.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Ireland, Netherlands and more. One of them is Tamla T-54174.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T-54174, T 54174, T -54174, T-54174DJ) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ARP W4KM-5825-1 1 C-K-L-U-484 M07 and ARP W4KM-5826-2 J C-E1-D4-469M04. 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.
