Vinyl pressings
by Stevie Wonder · 1976
I Wish / You And I was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
28 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 14 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.
T54274F 64265 S 06G [MR logo] XTAL #14 AB △101242Runout A, variant 1
T54274F 62167 S 06F [MR logo] XTAL #14 AB △101243Runout B, variant 1
T54274F 64265 06H [MR logo] XTAL #14 AB △101242Runout A, variant 2
T54274F 62167 S [MR logo] 06G XTAL #14 AB △101243Runout B, variant 2
T54274F 64265 S O6G MR(circled) XTAL A3 △101242Runout side A, etched
T-54274F 64267 S O6H [MR(circled)] XTAL A3 △101243Runout side B, etched [stamped]
64265-SLabel side A
62167-SLabel side B
T-54274-A-Stereo up # 08 54274F 64265 06 H [(MR)] XTAL AB △101242Runout, side A, etched, except [stamped], variant 1
T-54274-B T 54274F 62167S (MR) 06G #08 XTAL AB △101243Runout, side B, etched, except [stamped], variant 1
T-54274-A-Stereo Yp T54274F 64265 S #08 06G [(MR)] XTAL AB △101242Runout, side A, etched, [MR circled half etched half stamped], variant 2
T-54274-B T-54274F 62167S 06H MR XTAL #08 AB △101243Runout, side B, etched, except [MR in a circle stamped], variant 2
T 54274F 64265 S O6F MR(circled) XTAL A3 △101242A-side runout
T-54274F 64167 S O6H MR(circled) XTAL A3 △101243B-side runout
64265-SA-side label
62167-SB-side label
T54274 F 65265S 17B XTAL ABA-Side Runout Etching
T54274F 62167S 17B XTAL ABB-Side Runout Etching
64265-SA-Side Label
62167-SB-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Motown TMO-11333First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Belgium | Motown 4C 006-98490First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Canada | Motown T 54274FFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Canada | Motown T54274FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Canada | Motown T 54274FFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | France | Motown 2C 006-98.490First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Germany | Motown 1 C 006-98 490 / EMI Electrola 1 C 006-98 490First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | Motown VIP-2487First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Japan | Motown VIP-2487First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Motown 5C 006-98 490 / Motown 5C 006-98490First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Motown 5C 006-98 490 / Motown 5C 006-98490First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Motown TMM 939First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Rhodesia | Motown TMS 474First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | South Africa | Motown TMS 474First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1976 | Spain | Motown 17 502 A / Motown 17.502 - AFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
32 vinyl pressings of I Wish / You And I are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Tamla T 54274F, released November 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 54274F, T 54274 F, TMG 1054, TMO-11333) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T54274F 64265 S 06G [MR logo] XTAL #14 AB △101242 and T54274F 62167 S 06F [MR logo] XTAL #14 AB △101243. 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.
