Vinyl pressings
by Stevie Wonder · 1967
I Was Made To Love Her 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.
16 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 10 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.
H U4RS-9479-1-D HS-1482 S-1Runout A, variant 1
H U4RS-9480-1-E HS-1483 S-2Runout B, variant 1
H U4RS-9479-1-D HS-1482 S-1Runout A, variant 2
H U4RS-9480-1-DRunout B, variant 2
HS -1482 TS -279 S - A U4RS-9479-1-FRunout A etched; U4RS-9479-1-F stamped
HS -1483 TS -279 S - B U4RS-9480-1-FRunout B etched; U4RS-9480-1-F stamped
HS-1482 U4RS-9479Side A Label
HS-1483-2 U4RS-9480Side B Label
TM-279-A T U4RM-9471-1 F 2Runout A etched
TM-279-B 2 T U4RM-9472-1Runout B etched
H-1482 U4RM-9471Side A Label
H-1483-2 U4RM-9472Side B Label
U4RM-9471-1 D H-1482 HSide 1 runout stamped, etched
U4RM-9472-1 D H-1483 HSide 2 runout stamped, etched
HS-1482Side A Label
U4RS-9479Side A Label
HS-1483-2Side B Label
U4RS-9480Side 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 | Brazil | Rozenblit LP 40.378First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Brazil | Rozenblit LP 40.378 / Rozenblit LP-40.378First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | Canada | Tamla S 279First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Tamla TM 279 / Tamla 279First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Tamla T 279First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | France | Tamla Motown SFTM 340.548First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | Tamla Motown STM 279First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Japan | Tamla Motown SJET-7996First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown MTM S-3105 / Funckler MTM S-3105First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown STMLM 6006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | South Africa | Tamla TMLJ 5028First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown STML 11059First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Tamla 279 / Tamla TAMLA 279First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Tamla S 279First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Tamla 279 / Tamla TAMLA 279First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Spain | Tamla Motown S-32.535 / Tamla Motown S-32535LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | France | Motown 2C 064 - 98.192LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Motown 5C 062-98192LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Germany | Motown 257·15·048LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Japan | Tamla Motown MOT-4157 / Motown VIP-4157LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Motown 5273MLLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | UK | Tamla Motown STMS 5094LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Spain | Motown SNL1-60146LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | Japan | Motown RMTL-3014 / Tamla RMTL-3014LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Tamla Motown TMS-279LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Tamla Motown WL 72120 / Tamla Motown WL72120LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Motown ORL 8646LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Tamla TS 279 / Tamla 279LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
36 vinyl pressings of I Was Made To Love Her are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1967 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Tamla 279.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 279, S 279, T-279, STML 11059) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, H U4RS-9479-1-D HS-1482 S-1 and H U4RS-9480-1-E HS-1483 S-2. 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.
