Vinyl pressings
by The Supremes · 1970
Stoned Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
26 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 12 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.
Z1-X-T2-829M05 X [Z4KM-4085-1 H ARP]Side A Runout, Etched / [stamped]
Z1-K-T2-804S06 X [Z4KM-4086-1 H ARP]Side B Runout, Etched / [stamped]
Z1-K-T2-829M05-3Side A Label
Z1-K-T2-804S06Side B Label
Z1-K-T2-829M05-3A side label
Z1-K-T2-804S06B side label
p(stamped/inverted) 829M05-3 (M- 1172 crossed out) - SIDE 1-1D- (scribed)A side deadwax
804S06(scribed) p(stamped/inverted) (M- 1172 crossed out) - SIDE-2 -1D- (scribed)B side deadwax
Z1-X-T2-829M05 10 Ω [Z4KM-4085-1 G]Side A runout, etched, except [stamped]
Z1-K-T2-804S06 10 Ω [Z4KM-4086--1 G]Side B runout, etched, except [stamped]
Z1-K-T2-829M05-3Side A label matrix
Z1-K-T2-804S06Side B label matrix
Z1-K-T2-829M05-3A side label
Z1-K-T2-804S06B side label
M-1172-PART-1-1CT Z1-K-T2-829M05-3 T11A side deadwax
M-1172-SIDE-2-1CT Z1-K-T2-804S06 T11B side deadwax
TVC Z4KM-4085-1 J ZI-X-T2-829M05A-Side Runout Etching
Z4KM-4086-1 J ZI-K-T2-804S06 TVCB-Side Runout Etching
829M05-3A-Side Label
804S06B-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Unknown | Tamla Motown M 1172First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-9305First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Canada | Tamla Motown M 1172First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Denmark | Tamla Motown 6E 006-91999First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Greece | Tamla Motown GTM 140First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Greece | Tamla Motown GTM 140First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM.776First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Portugal | Tamla Motown TMG 760First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | South Africa | Tamla Motown TMS 308First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1970 | Sweden | Tamla Motown E 006-91999 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | US | Motown M 1172First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | US | Motown M 1172First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | US | Motown M 1172First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1970 | US | Motown M 1172First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | US | Motown M 1172First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Belgium | Tamla Motown 4C 006-919997", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Belgium | Tamla Motown 4C 006 919997", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Kenya | Tamla Motown TMSK 3027", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Lebanon | Tamla Motown TA 70387", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Netherlands | Tamla Motown 006-919997", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
39 vinyl pressings of Stoned Love are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1970 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Australia, Ireland and more. One of them is Motown M 1172, released October 15, 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M 1172, M-1172, TMG 760, TMO-9305) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Z1-X-T2-829M05 X [Z4KM-4085-1 H ARP] and Z1-K-T2-804S06 X [Z4KM-4086-1 H ARP]. 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.
