Vinyl pressings
by Stevie Wonder · 1979
Send One Your Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
35 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 18 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.
T-54303-F-A-65841-S-14A-RE-1 JH MAY 13Run-out A, etched-Variant 1
T-54303-F-B-65841-I-14A-RE-1 JH MAY 13Run-out B, etched-Variant 1
T-54303-F-A-65841-S-04B ch3 - I - I JH MAY 13Run-out A, etched-Variant 2
T-54303-F-B-65841- I -04A ch4 JH MAY 13Run-out B, etched-Variant 2
T-54303-F-A-65841-S-14ARE J.H. MAY 13Runout side A, etched
T54303-F-B-65841-I-14B-RE J.H. MAY 13Runout side B, etched
65841-SLabel side A
65841-ILabel side B
T-54303-F-A-65841-S-17A-RE-1 JH MAY 13 SSSide A Runout, Etched
T-54303-F-B-65841-I-17A-Re-1 JH MAY 13 SSSide B Runout, Etched
65841-SSide A Label
65841-ISide B Label
T-54303-A re up T-54303-F-A-65841-S-08A-RE J.I. [cancelled] MAY 13Side A Runout, Etched
T-54303-B re up T-54303-F-B-65841-I-08B-RE J.I. [cancelled] MAY 13Side B Runout, Etched
65841-SLabel A
65841-ILabel B
T-54303-F-A-65841-S-10B j.t. MAY 13Runout side A, etched
T54303-F-B-65841-I-10A j.t. MAY 13Runout side B, etched
65841-SLabel side A
65841-ILabel side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Argentina | Tamla pqgFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Brazil | Motown 501.7045First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Brazil | Motown T-54303First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Canada | Tamla T-54303FFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | Canada | Tamla T 54303FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Canada | Tamla T 54303FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | France | Tamla T 2C 008 63.400First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | France | Motown 2C 008 63400First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | Germany | Motown 1 C 006-63 400 / EMI Electrola 1 C 006-63 400First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Germany | Motown 1 C 006-63 400 / EMI Electrola 1 C 006-63 4007", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1979 | Ireland | Motown TMG 1149First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1979 | Italy | Motown 3C 006 63400 / Motown 3C 006-63400First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | Motown VIP-2796First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Japan | Motown VIP-2796First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | Mexico | Motown 8346 / Motown 33C 006-63400First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Mexico | Motown MN-047", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | New Zealand | Motown TMM 9687", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
38 vinyl pressings of Send One Your Love are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia, Brazil and more. One of them is Tamla T 54303F, released October 1979.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 54303F, T-54303F, TMG 1149, T 54303) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T-54303-F-A-65841-S-14A-RE-1 JH MAY 13 and T-54303-F-B-65841-I-14A-RE-1 JH MAY 13. 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.
