US
1967- Label and catalog number
- Tamla T-54147
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene
Vinyl pressings
by Stevie Wonder · 1967
Travlin' Man / Hey Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 10 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.
PKO-298M06 U4KM-2660-1 B A1 S RSide A runout
PKQ-298M02 U4KM-2666-1 B D̶ ̶1̶ A1 S RSide B runout
PKO-298M06 U4KM-2660Label side A
PKQ-298M02 U4KM-2666Label side B
U4KM-2660-1-H Nashville Matrix 10 SL PKO-298MO6A runout, stamped & etched
U4KM-2666-1 H [unknown symbol] PRQ-260M02 Nashville Matrix 10B runout, stamped & etched
PKO-298M06 U4KM-2660Label Side A
PKQ-298M02 U4KM-2666Label Side B
[U4KM-2666-1 J] ⋉ OKQ-298M06Runout, side A, etched, except [stamped]
[U4KM-2666-1 J] ⋉ PKQ-260M02Runout, side B, etched, except [stamped]
PKO-298M06Label side A
PKO-260M02Label side B
PKO-298M06 U4KM-2660-1 F HSide A runout
PKQ-260M02 U4KM-2666-1 F HSide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-159First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | Tamla Motown T-54147First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Germany | Tamla Motown TM 54147First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Italy | Tamla Motown 45 TM 8021First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM.642First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Spain | Tamla Motown M 5010 / Tamla Motown M-5010First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 602First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T-54147First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T-54147First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T54147First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T-54147First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T-54147First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T-54147First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T-54147First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T-54147First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
20 vinyl pressings of Travlin' Man / Hey Love are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Netherlands, South Africa and more. One of them is Tamla T-54147.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T-54147, T54147, T 54147 DJ, TMG 602) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.