Vinyl pressings
by Stevie Wonder · 1985
Part-Time Lover (12" Version) was first pressed on vinyl in 1985. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
74 pressings came out in 1985, the album's first year, in 23 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.
#13 1808 TFA-67352-15A SLM △10473 1-2 Precision SM DOZJRunout A etched
#13 1808TFB-67353-15A SLM △10473-X Precision SM 1-2 DOZJRunout B etched
67352Label A
67353Label B
#15 4548-TG-A-67385 15B ❀ ZDS SLM △10719 1-1A Side runout etched; Variant 1
#15 4548-TG-B-67386-15B ❀ ZDS SLM△10719-X 1-1B Side runout etched; Variant 1
#B 4548-TG-A-67385-15A ❀ SLM ∆ 10719 1-2 RAGRA Side runout etched; Variant 2
#B 4548-TG-B-67386-15B ❀ SLM ∆ 10719-X 1-2 RAGRB Side runout etched; Variant 2
#8 1808TFA-67352-15A SLM△ 10473 1-1 Precision SMSide 1 runout
#8 1808TFB-67353-15A SLM△ 10473-X Precision SM 1-1Side 2 runout
67352Side 1 label
67353Side 2 label
67 352 - RE1Label side 1
67 353 - RE1Label side 2
⑬ 1808TF 67352 15A PRECISION OH AEtched Side A
67352 RE-1Label side 1
67353 RE-1Label side 2
#15 1808TFB-67353-15B SLM △10473-X PRECISION SM 1-1 OH
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Australia & New Zealand | Tamla 1808TF / Tamla 1808 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Australia & New Zealand | Motown 4548TG / Motown 4548 TGFirst year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Barbados | Motown 1808 TFFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Bolivia | Motown MOS - 006First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Brazil | RCA 990.0059First year12", Single, Promo · Promo | 12", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Brazil | Motown 991.1218First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Brazil | Motown 991.1217First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1985 | Brazil | Motown 101.8318 / Motown 1018318First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1985 | Canada | Tamla MD 4548 / Tamla MD-4548First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Canada | Tamla T 1808X / Tamla T-1808First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1985 | Canada | Tamla MS-4548First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1985 | Canada | Tamla MD 4548First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | Colombia | Motown 05(1711)52331First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | El Salvador | Motown MTN-014First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | El Salvador | Motown MTN-014First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Tamla 1808 TF7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
82 vinyl pressings of Part-Time Lover (12" Version) are listed here, from 24 countries, released between 1985 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1985, in US, UK, Portugal, UK & Europe and more. One of them is Tamla 1808TF, released August 1985.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1808TF, 4548TG, 1808 TF, 4548 TG) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, #13 1808 TFA-67352-15A SLM △10473 1-2 Precision SM DOZJ and #13 1808TFB-67353-15A SLM △10473-X Precision SM 1-2 DOZJ. 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.
