Vinyl pressings
by The Temptations · 1976
Wings Of Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 19 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.
RCA H'WOOD G6-971S1-2541-S-RE1-06D 03 Δ20416 HSide A runout etched Variant 1
RCA/H'WOOD G6-971S1-2542-S-06B 03 ℐ⍺ Δ20416-X HSide B runout etched Variant 1,2
RCA H'WOOD G6-971S1-2541-S-RE1-06C 03 Δ20416 HSide A runout etched Variant 2
2541-SSide A label
DIXIE G6-971S1-2541-S-RE1-06C △20416Side A runout etched, variant 1
DIXIE G6-971S1-2542-S-RE1-06B △20416Side B runout etched, variant 1
2541-SSide A label
2542-SSide B label
S G6-971S1-2541-S-1C ASide A runout etched, A is very light
S G6-971S1-2542-S-/A A\Side B runout etched, A\ is very light
2541-SSide A label
2542-SSide B label
STMA 8025 A-1 T 1Side A Stamped
NICK W.Side A Etched
STMA 8025 B-1 GG 2Side B Stamped
NICK WSide B Etched
G6-971-A 1S ASide A, Stamped
G6-971-B 1S ASide B, Stamped
97 090 A-1A side runout, stamped close to label
97 090 B-1B side runout, stamped close to 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Argentina | Tamla Motown SUP-741First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Australia | Tamla Motown STMLO.10136 / Tamla Motown STMLO-10136First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Motown G-971P1 / Gordy G-971P1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Ecuador | Motown LP-29012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Tamla Motown 2 C 066 97090 / Tamla Motown 2C 066 97.090First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Tamla Motown 2 C 066 - 97.090 / Tamla Motown 2 C 066 - 97090First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Greece | Tamla Motown 2J 062-97090First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Israel | Tamla Motown G6-971S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Tamla Motown VIP-6311First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Mexico | Tamla Motown STAM-661First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown STML 6145First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | Motown 28.113 - IFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Turkey | Tamla Motown G6-971S1 / Tamla Motown 732First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Gordy G6-971S1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Venezuela | Motown LPS-88608First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
24 vinyl pressings of Wings Of Love are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1976 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Brazil, Germany and more. One of them is Gordy G6-971S1, released March 10, 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use G6-971S1, STMA 8025, G6-971, 1C 062-97 090) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RCA H'WOOD G6-971S1-2541-S-RE1-06D 03 Δ20416 H and RCA/H'WOOD G6-971S1-2542-S-06B 03 ℐ⍺ Δ20416-X H. 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.
