Vinyl pressings
by Stevie Wonder · 1969
Never Had A Dream Come True was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 3 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.
X4KM-4908-1 (Delta)79189 MR (Monarch Stamper) O C-S-M5-676M07Matrix Side A Label
X4KM-5510-2 (Delta)79171 MR (Monarch stamper) C-K-S-634S08-RE OMatrix Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Jamaica | Tamla Motown T 54191First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Norway | Tamla Motown TMG 731First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Tamla T-54191First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | Tamla Motown T 541917", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Chile | Tamla Motown T-541917", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Denmark | Tamla Motown 6E 006-911197", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | France | Tamla Motown 2 C 006-91119 M7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Germany | Tamla Motown 1 C 006-91 1197", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | Greece | Tamla Motown TMG 7317", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1970 | India | Tamla Motown ETM.467", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown 5C 006-911197", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM.7487", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Sweden | Tamla Motown 4E 006-91119 M7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | US | Tamla T 541917", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Tamla T-541917", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | US | Tamla T-541917", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Tamla T-541917", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | US | Tamla T 541917", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Tamla Motown 2C 006-911197", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Philippines | Tamla T-541917", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| ? | South Africa | Tamla Motown TMS 2777", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
34 vinyl pressings of Never Had A Dream Come True are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Jamaica, Norway. One of them is Tamla T-54191.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T-54191, T 54191, TMG 731) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, X4KM-4908-1 (Delta)79189 MR (Monarch Stamper) O C-S-M5-676M07 and X4KM-5510-2 (Delta)79171 MR (Monarch stamper) C-K-S-634S08-RE O. 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.
