Vinyl pressings
by Stevie Wonder · 1974
Syreeta was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 11 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.
D5RS 7655-1-REI - 03A KENDUN H ASide A runout, variant 1
D5RS 7656-2-REI - 03A KENDUN H BSide B runout, variant 1
D5RS 7655-1-REI - 03B KENDUN H WSide A runout, variant 2
D5RS 7655-2-REI - 03AB̶ KENDUN H WSide B runout, variant 2
KENDUNSide A / B, runout, stamped, variant 1, 2
D5RS 7655-1-REI - 03BSide A, runout, hand etched, variant 1
D5RS 7656-2-REI - 01BSide B, runout, hand etched, variant 1
D5RS 7655-1-RE1 01 ASide A, runout, hand etched, variant 2
D5RS 7655-1-REI - 03A KENDUN HSide 1
C5RS - 7652 2Side 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Tamla Motown STMLO.11268First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | Motown M-808V1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | Tamla Motown 2C 064-95584First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Tamla Motown 1C 062-95 584First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Tamla Motown SWX-6140First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown 5C 062-95584First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown STML 6123First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Philippines | Motown M6-808S1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Spain | Tamla Motown S - 32.608First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Motown M6-808S1 / Tamla Motown D5RS.7655First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Motown M6-808S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Motown M6-808S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Motown M6-808S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Motown M6-808S1First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Motown M6-808S1First yearLP, Album, Mispress | LP, Album, Mispress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | UK | Tamla Motown STMS 5079LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Motown LP-M-808 / Tapecar LP-M-808LP, Album | LP, Album |
21 vinyl pressings of Syreeta are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1974 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Motown M6-808S1, released June 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M6-808S1, STML 11268, STMLO.11268, M-808V1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, D5RS 7655-1-REI - 03A KENDUN H A and D5RS 7656-2-REI - 03A KENDUN H B. 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.
