Vinyl pressings
by Stevie Wonder · 1973
Living For The City was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
29 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 12 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.
62418-SA-Side Label
62417-SB-Side Label
T54242F-62418-XC S 07A △92863 - XSide A Label
T54242F-62417-XA S 07B △92863Side B Label
T54242F-62418-XC S 02A 10-12-73Etched Side A
T54242F-62417-XA S 02A 10-12 -73Etched Side B
62418-SLabel Side A
62417-SLabel Side B
T54242F-62418-XC S 16BA-Side Runout Etching
T54242F-62417-XA S 16AB-Side Runout Etching
62418-SA-Side Label
62417-SB-Side Label
T54242F-62418-XC S16BA side deadwax - etched
T54242F-62417- XA S16AB side deadwax - etched
62418-S
62417-S
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Canada | Tamla Motown T 54242FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Canada | Motown Records, Canada Ltd. T 54242F-AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Finland | Tamla Motown TMG 881First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | France | Tamla Motown 2C 008 94.895First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Germany | Tamla Motown 1C 006-94 895 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-94 895First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Tamla Motown 1C 006-94 895 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-94 895First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Tamla Motown 1C 006-94 895 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-94 895First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Greece | Tamla Motown TMG 881First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Japan | Motown JET-2227First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM 877First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1973 | Norway | Tamla Motown TMG 881First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | US | Tamla T 54242FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | Tamla T 54242FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | Tamla T 54242FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Venezuela | Tamla Motown 13.425First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
33 vinyl pressings of Living For The City are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1973 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Ireland, Canada and more. One of them is Tamla T 54242F, released November 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 54242F, TMG 881, T 54242F-A, 2C 008 94.895) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 62418-S and 62417-S. 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.
