Vinyl pressings
by Stevie Wonder · 1976
Sir Duke / He's Misstra Know-It-All 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.
13 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 5 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.
TIII 354281F-64317-S-10CA side deadwax - etched
T T54281F-62424-S-10AB side deadwax - etched
JS·XTALEtched onto deadwax on both sides
T-54281-AS Stevo [looks like MP] T54381F-64317-S-06C #08 MR △101968 JS-XTALA-side runout etching
T-54281-B [looks like MP] T54281F-62424-S-06A MR △101969 JS-XTALB-side runout etching
64317-SA-side label
62424-SB-side label
T54281F-64317-S-06C MR Δ101968 JS•XTALA) Runout, etched
T54281F-62424-S-06A MR Δ101969 JS•XTALB) Runout, etched
64317-SLabel A
62424-SLabel B
T54281F-64317-S-06B MR △101968 JS-XTALA-side runout etching
T54251F-62424-S-06A MR △101969 JS-XTALB-side runout etching
64317-SA-side label
62424-SB-side label
T54281F-64317-S-06A MR △101968 JS-XTALA-side runout etching
T54251F-62424-S-06A MR △101969 JS-XTALB-side runout etching
64317-SA-side label
62424-SB-side label
T54281F-64317-M-06A #14 MR △101967 JS·XTALA-Side Runout
T54281F-64317-S-06A #14 MR △101968 JS·XTALB-Side Runout
64317-MA-Side Label
64317-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 | Canada | Motown T-54281 FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Canada | Tamla T-54281 FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Jamaica | Tamla T 54281FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Motown TMM.942First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | US | Tamla T 54281 FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1976 | US | Tamla T 54281FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1976 | US | Tamla T 54281FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | US | Tamla T 54281 FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1976 | US | Tamla T 54281FFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Tamla T 54281 FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1976 | US | Tamla T 54281FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | US | Tamla T 54281FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Venezuela | Tamla Motown 13.659First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | Belgium | Motown 4 C 006-989127", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | Brazil | Motown MCS-0337", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Ireland | Motown TMG 10687", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
40 vinyl pressings of Sir Duke / He's Misstra Know-It-All are listed here, from 21 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, Canada, Jamaica, New Zealand and more. One of them is Tamla T 54281 F.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 54281 F, T 54281F, T-54281 F, TMM.942) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TIII 354281F-64317-S-10C and T T54281F-62424-S-10A. 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.
