Vinyl pressings
by The Jackson 5 · 1971
Goin' Back To Indiana was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. 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 1971, 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.
HS-1887-1C A4RS-3817-1-BA Runout Variant 1
HS-1888-2C A4RS-3818-1-CB Runout Variant 1
HS-1887-1C [Randy Kling's Signature] A4RS-3817-1-C M-742 L HA Runout Variant 2
HS-1887-1C [Randy Kling's Signature] H M-742 L A4RS-3818-1-CB Runout Variant 2
HS-1887-1C A4RS-3817-1-BA Runout
HS-1888-2C A4RS-3818-1-CB Runout
HS-1887-1C J ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K M-742LSide A etched, variant 1
1V A4RS-3817-1-Side A stamped, variant 1
HS-1887-1CSide A etched
HS-1888-2CSide B etched
A4RS-3817-1-DSide A stamped
A4RS-3818-1-DSide B stamped
HS-1887-1C [Randy Kling's Signature] A4RS-3817-1-C M-742 L HRunout side A
HS-1887-1C [Randy Kling's Signature] H M-742 L A4RS-3818-1-CRunout side B
HS-1887-1C A4RS-3817A Label
HS-1888-2C A4RS-3818B Label
HS-1887-1C A4RS-3817-1-DA Runout Variant 1
HS-1888-2C A4RS-3818-1-DB Runout Variant 1
HS-1887-1C A4RS-3817A Label
HS-1888-2C A4RS-3818B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Brazil | Motown M742 / Tapecar M742First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Tamla Motown M 742-LFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Tamla Motown 1 C062-92 939First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | India | Tamla Motown SETML.15First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | Tamla Motown SWG-7537First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | Tamla Motown SWG-7537First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown 5C 062-92 939 / Tamla Motown 5C 062-92939First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown STMLM 6084First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Tamla Motown M-742L / EMI M-742LFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Motown M 742-L / Motown M 742LFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Motown MS 742-LFirst yearLP | LP |
| 1971 | US | Motown M742-LFirst yearLP | LP |
| 1971 | US | Motown M 742L / Motown M 742LFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Motown M-742L DJ / Motown M 742-LFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Motown M 742-L / Motown M-742LFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | US | Motown 5261MLLP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1982 | US | Motown 5261MLLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | US | Motown 5261MLLP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1985 | Spain | Motown SNLI - 60183LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Europe | Motown 0602527229058LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Motown 5261MLLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Pickwick SPC-3503-ALP | LP |
25 vinyl pressings of Goin' Back To Indiana are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1971 and 2009.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Brazil, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Motown M 742-L.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M 742-L, MS 742-L, M742-L, M 742L) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HS-1887-1C A4RS-3817-1-B and HS-1888-2C A4RS-3818-1-C. 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.
