Vinyl pressings
by Stevie Wonder · 1965
High Heel Sneakers was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 5 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.
RQR-144217 Nashville Matrix S4KM-7784-1 A ARP 10A-side runout
RQR-144218 ARP S4KM-7785-1 A Nashville Matrix 10B-side runout
RQR-144217A-side label
RQR-144218B-side label
RQR-144217 S4KM-7794-1BA-Side runout
CLE-116219 Mkr S4KM-7728-1BB-Side runout
DM RQR-144217
DM CLL-116217
S4KM-7734-1 10 RQR-144217 Nashville Matrix
S4KM-9726-1 10 CLL-116217 Nashville Matrix
S4KN-7784-1A Nashville MatrixSide A runout
S4KN-9726-1A Nashville MatrixSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Canada | Tamla Motown T-54119First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Germany | Tamla Motown 54119First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Tamla T-54119First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Tamla T-54119First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Single · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Single · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Tamla TAMLA 54119First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Tamla T 54119First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Tamla T-54119First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Single · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Single · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Tamla 54119First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | Tamla T-54119First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Tamla TAMLA 54119First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Tamla T-54119First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 532First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 532First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown GO 42.622First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
14 vinyl pressings of High Heel Sneakers are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Netherlands, Canada and more. One of them is Tamla T-54119, released August 2, 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T-54119, TAMLA 54119, T 54119, 54119) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RQR-144217 Nashville Matrix S4KM-7784-1 A ARP 10 and RQR-144218 ARP S4KM-7785-1 A Nashville Matrix 10. 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.
