Vinyl pressings
by The Temptations · 1969
Cloud Nine was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1969, 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-1575-2 X4RS-2367-1 GLPS-939 ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄KSide A runout, var. 1
HS-1575-3 GLPS-939 S-2 ʆ X4RS-2368-1 ISide B runout, var. 1
HS-1575-2 GLPS-939 X4RS-2367-1 S-1 ʆ ISide A runout, var. 2
HS-1575-3 GLPS-939 S-2 ʆ X4RS-2368-1 ISide B runout, var. 2
HS-1574-2 XR4S-2367-1-E GLPS-939 ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K HRunout A
HS-1575-2 XR4S-2368-1-F GLPS-939 ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K HRunout B
HS-1574-2 X4RS-2367Label A
HS-1575-3 X4RS-2368Label B
XR4S-2367-1-ERunout A stamped
HS-1574-2 #13 GLPS-939 ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄KRunout A etched
XR4S-2368-1-ERunout B stamped
HS-1575-3 GLPS-939 ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K3Runout B etched
HS-1574-2 GLPS-939 S-1 X4RS-2367-1-ASide A
HS-1575-3 GLPS-939 S-2 X4RS-2368-1-ASide B
HS-1574-2 X4RS-2367-1-B GLPS-939Side A, variant 1
HS-1575-3 X4RS-2368-1-B GLPS-939Side B, variant 1
HS-1574-2 GLPS-939 ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄KSide A, etched, variant 2
X4RS-2367-1-FSide A, stamped, variant 2
HS-1574-2 GLPS-939 A B\3Runout A etched
X4RS-2367-1-H PRunout A stamped
HS-1575-3 GLPS-939 S-2Runout B etched
A 10 PRunout B stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Tamla Motown STMLO 10022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Canada | Tamla Motown GOS 939First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Gordy S939First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Tamla Motown GOS 939First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | France | Tamla Motown 2 C 062-90159First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Germany | Tamla Motown S TM 939First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Italy | Tamla Motown TSP 34004First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Japan | Tamla Motown SJET-8133First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown MTM S-3270 / Tamla Motown GLPS 939First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown STMLM 6033First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Tamla Motown STML 11109First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Tamla Motown TML 11109First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | US | Gordy S939 / Gordy GLPS-939First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Gordy GLPS-939 / Gordy GS939First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Gordy GS939First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | Motown M 5159LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | France | Motown 535023LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | France | Motown 535023LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | France | Motown 535023LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | UK | Tamla Motown STMS 5020 / Tamla Motown 0C 054-90 159LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | Motown M5-159V1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Canada | Motown GLPS-939LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | Motown M5-159V1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | US | Motown M5-159V1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Europe | Tamla Motown 0600753160114 / Tamla Motown 531 601-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2009 | US | Gordy GS939 / Gordy GLPS 939LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2009 | Germany | Speakers Corner Records GS939 / Gordy GS939LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | US | Scorpio Music, Inc. SCO 5276 / Gordy GLPS 939LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2018 | US | Motown B0028728-01 / UMe B0028728-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | Motown 620913 / UMe 620913LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 2025 | Europe | Tamla Motown 0600753160114 / Tamla Motown STML 11159LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2026 | US | MoFi Manufacturing MFSL2-62112", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | 12", 45 RPM, Limited Edition, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| 2026 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 2-621 / Motown MFSL 2-621LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Tamla Motown 1 C 054-90 159LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Motown 230·15·035LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | India | Tamla Motown SET ML-6 / Tamla Motown SETML. 6LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Jamaica | Tamla Motown GLPS-939LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Tamla Motown STML 11109LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | UK | Tamla Motown STML 11109LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Venezuela | Motown LPS-77458LP, Album | LP, Album |
48 vinyl pressings of Cloud Nine are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1969 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Gordy GS939, released February 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GS939, S939, GLPS-939, 939) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HS-1575-2 X4RS-2367-1 GLPS-939 ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K and HS-1575-3 GLPS-939 S-2 ʆ X4RS-2368-1 I. 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.
