Vinyl pressings
by Stevie Wonder · 1970
Heaven Help Us All was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
36 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 16 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.
B3-M1-U-M5-T2-797S10-2 T1 Z4KM-4065-1 KRunout A
D3-W4-E1-T2-801S09 T111 Z4KM-4067-2 LRunout B
B3-M1-U -M5-T2-797S10Label A
D3-W4-E1-T2-801S09Label B
p(stamped/inverted) B3-M1-U-M5-T2-797S10 2A(scribed)A side deadwax
p(stamped/inverted) D3-W4-E1-T2-801S01 T54200 1A(scribed)B side deadwax
Z4PM-4065-1- DSide A Runout, stamped
B3-M1-U-M5-T2-797S10Side A Runout, etched
Z4KM-4067-1- DSide B Runout, stamped
D3-W4-E1-T2-801S09Side B Runout, etched
B3-M1-U-M5-T2-797S10Side A Label
D3-W4-E1-T2-801S09Side B Label
Z4KM-4065-1- S B3-M1-U-M5-T2-797S10 HRunout A
Z4KM-4067-1-A S D3-W4-E1-T2-801S09 HRunout B
B3-M1-U-M5-T2-797S10 Z4KM-4065Label A
D3-W4-E1-T2-801S09 Z4KM-4067Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-9273First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-9273First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Belgium | Tamla Motown 4C 006-91 953First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Canada | Tamla Motown T 54200First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Canada | Tamla Motown T 54200First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Finland | Tamla Motown 5E 006-91953First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | France | Tamla Motown 2C 006-91.953 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Germany | Tamla Motown 1C 006-91 953First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Ireland | Tamla Motown TMG (I)757First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Jamaica | Tamla Motown T 54200First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Jamaica | Tamla Motown 54200First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Japan | Motown JET-2022First year7" | 7" |
| 1970 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown 5C 006-91953First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM.774First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Norway | Tamla Motown 7E 006-91953 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
37 vinyl pressings of Heaven Help Us All are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1970 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Italy, Australia and more. One of them is Tamla T 54200.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 54200, T-54200, TMG 757, TM 8077) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, B3-M1-U-M5-T2-797S10-2 T1 Z4KM-4065-1 K and D3-W4-E1-T2-801S09 T111 Z4KM-4067-2 L. 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.
