Vinyl pressings
by Tata Vega · 1979
Get It Up For 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.
17 pressings came out in 1979, the album's first year, in 8 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.
M00021-D1-6̶5̶0̶4̶1̶-̶B̶-̶1̶8̶B 13B ATN 65187-D KENDUN-D fi 376Run-out side A
M000 21-D1-P̶R̶-̶5̶2̶-65041-A-1̶8̶A 13A ATN KENDUN-D fi 376Run-out side B
65187-DLabel side A
65041-DLabel side B
M000 21-D1 65187-D-18A Kendun-C S-1 376Etched Side A
M0021-D1-65041-A-18B KENDUN-C S-1 376Etched Side B
65187-D
65041-D
M00021-D1 (something crossed out) 65041-A-18A kendun-d 376A-side runout etching, variant 1
M00021-D1 65187-D (65041-B-18B is crossed out) kendun-d 376B-side runout etching, variant 1
M00021-D1-6̶5̶0̶4̶1̶-̶B̶-̶1̶8̶A̶ 65187-D 12A KENDUN-C JH 376A-side runout etching, variant 2
M00021-D1-P̶R̶-̶5̶2̶-65041-A-1̶8̶B̶ 12B KENDUN-C JH 376B-side runout etching, variant 2
M00021-D1-6̶5̶0̶4̶1̶-̶B̶-̶1̶8̶A̶B 65187-D 18B KENDUN-D JH 376A-side runout etching
M00021-D1-P̶R̶-̶5̶2̶-65041-A-18B KENDUN-C JH 376B-side runout etching
MD 5001 G4 / 65187-DA-side label
MD 5001 G4 / 65041-DB-side label
M00021-D1-6̶5̶0̶4̶1̶-̶B̶-̶1̶8̶B 13B ATN 65187-D KENDUN-D fi 376Run-out side A
M000 21-D1-P̶R̶-̶5̶2̶-65041-A-1̶8̶A 13A ATN KENDUN-D fi 376Run-out side B
65187-DLabel side A
65041-DLabel side B
12 YTMG 1140 A-2 G 1Runout side A, stamped
12 YTMG 1140 B-2 R 1Runout side B, stamped
12 YTMG 1140ALabel side A
12 YTMG 1140BLabel 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 | Australia | Motown DC 12023First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Belgium | Motown 4C 006-62817First year7" | 7" |
| 1979 | Brazil | Motown M-00063First year12", Single | 12", Single |
| 1979 | Canada | Motown M 00021D1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Canada | Motown M 00021D1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1979 | Germany | Motown 1C 006-62 737 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-62 737First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Germany | Motown 052-62 737First year12" | 12" |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Motown 5C K052Z-62737First year12", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", Single, 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Motown 5C 006-62817First year7" | 7" |
| 1979 | UK | Motown TMG 1140First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | US | Motown M 00021D1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | US | Motown M 00021 D1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | Motown M 00021 D1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | Motown M 00021 D1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1979 | US | Motown M 00021D1First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
18 vinyl pressings of Get It Up For Love are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in US, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Motown M 00021D1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M 00021D1, M 00021 D1, 12 TMG 1140, TMG 1140) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M00021-D1-6̶5̶0̶4̶1̶-̶B̶-̶1̶8̶B 13B ATN 65187-D KENDUN-D fi 376 and M000 21-D1-P̶R̶-̶5̶2̶-65041-A-1̶8̶A 13A ATN KENDUN-D fi 376. 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.
