US
October 1974- Label and catalog number
- Motown M 1308F
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene
Vinyl pressings
by The Jackson 5 · 1974
Whatever You Got, I Want 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.
12 pressings came out in 1974, 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.
M1308F-62303-XA 1-5-17B AS-1BA-side etched
M1308F-61807-XB 2-5-16BB-side etched
M1308F-62303-XA 1-8-08 A M-1308-ASide A Runout
M1308F-61807-XB 2-5-08 A M-1308-BSide B Runout
62303-SSide A Label
61807-SSide B Label
M1308F-62303-XA 1-8-07C -REPL 𝍩 (MR) △95731Side A Runout
M1308F-61807-XB 2-5-07C -REPL I (MR) △95732Side B Runout
62303-SSide A Label
61807-SSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Canada | Motown M 1308FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown 5C 006-96023First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM.898First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | US | Motown M 1308FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Motown M 1308FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | US | Motown M 1308FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | US | Motown M 1308FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Motown M 1308FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Venezuela | Tamla Motown 13.497First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | US | Motown M 1308FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1974 | US | Motown M 1308FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | US | Motown M 1308F A/BFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
12 vinyl pressings of Whatever You Got, I Want are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, Canada, Netherlands, New Zealand and more. One of them is Motown M 1308F, released October 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M 1308F, M 1308F A/B, 5C 006-96023, TMM.898) 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.