Vinyl pressings
by Stevie Wonder · 1967
I'm Wondering was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 13 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.
C-E1-U-369MO2 [ARP]Side A runout etched, except ARP stamped
346MO2 [ARP] UK4M-1759-1⋉ CKJ-346MO2Side B runout etched, except ARP UK4M-1759-1 stamped
C-E1-JU-368M01Side A label
CKJ-346M02Side B label
C-E1-U-369M02Side A Print
CKJ-346M02Side B Print
UK4M-1759-1-BSide B Stamped
C-E1-U-369M02Side A Label and Etched
CKJ-346M02Side B Label and Etched
C-E1-JU--368M01 Nashville Matrix 10Runout A, etched [except stamped: Nashville Matrix]
UK4M -1759-1-B CKJ-346MO2 Nashville Matrix 10Runout B, etched [except stamped: UK4M -1759-1-B Nashville Matrix]
C-E1-JU--368M01Side A label
CKJ-346MO2Side B label
C E1-J-368M01 (MR) △68434Side A Runout
UK4M-1759-1-A O CKJ-346M02 (MR) △68382Side B Runout
C-E1-JU-368M01Label A
CKJ-346M02Label B
C-E1-U-369M02 [ARP]Side A runout etched, except ARP stamped
346MO2 [ARP] UK4M-1759-1⋉ CKJ-346M02Side B runout etched, except ARP UK4M-1759-1 stamped
C-E1-J-369M02Side A label
CKJ-346M02Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-181First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | Tamla Motown T-54157First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Denmark | Tamla Motown TMG 626First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | France | Tamla Motown FT 109First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Greece | Tamla Motown GTM 114First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Ireland | Tamla Motown TMG(I) 626First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Japan | Tamla Motown JET-1806 / Tamla Motown MOT-1045First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown GO 25.665 / Tamla Motown TAMLA 54157First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM.661First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Norway | Tamla Motown TMG 626First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Sweden | Tamla Motown TMK 103First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T-54157First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T-54157First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T-54157First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T-54157First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
23 vinyl pressings of I'm Wondering are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Tamla T-54157.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T-54157, T 54157, TMG 626, TMO-181) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, C-E1-U-369MO2 [ARP] and 346MO2 [ARP] UK4M-1759-1⋉ CKJ-346MO2. 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.
