Vinyl pressings
by The Undisputed Truth · 1971
Face To Face With The Truth 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.
10 pressings came out in 1971, 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.
HS-1919 A4RS-5124-1-D G-959-L [illegible signatures]runout A
HS-1920 A4RS-5125-1-D G-959-L [illegible signature]runout B
TVCrunout A and B signature
HS-1919label A
HS-1919 A4RS-5124-1 G-959-L.S-1 A2runout A
HS-1920 A4RS-5125-1 G-959-L. S-2 A2runout B
HS-1919label A
HS-1920-2label B
HS-1919label A
HS-1920-2label B
HS 1919 A4RS-5124-1-B G-959-L __ ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K HSide 1 runout, var. 1 (etched) except for "A4RS-5124-1-B" (stamped)
HS 1920 A4RS-5125-1-B G-959-L __ ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K HSide 2 runout, var. 1 (etched) except for "A4RS-5125-1-B" (stamped)
HS 1919 A4RS-5124-1-C G-959-L [illegible signatures] HSide 1 runout, var. 2 (etched) except for "A4RS-5124-1-C" (stamped)
HS 1920 A4RS-5125-1-C G-959-L [illegible signatures] HSide 2 runout, var. 2 (etched) except for "A4RS-5125-1-C" (stamped)
HS-1919 A4RS-5124Side A
HS1920-2 A4RS-5125Side B
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 | Australia | Tamla Motown STMLO 10087First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Gordy G959L / Gordy G 959LFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | Motown SWG-7569First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | Motown SWG-7569First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Mexico | Motown STAM-419First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Gordy G959L / Gordy G 959LFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Gordy G-959L DJFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Gordy G959L / Gordy G 959LFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Gordy G959L / Gordy G 959LFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Gordy G 959LFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | France | Tamla Motown 2C 064-93236 / Tamla Motown 2C 064 - 93.236LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | Tamla Motown 1 C 062-93 236 / Tamla Motown 1C 062-93 236LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Italy | Rifi TSM-ST 60021 / Rifi TSM ST 60021LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown 5C 056-93236 / Tamla Motown G 959 LLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | South Africa | Tamla Motown TMC 5232LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | US | Gordy G959LLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Gordy BD 9750LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Gordy G959LLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
25 vinyl pressings of Face To Face With The Truth are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1971 and 1998.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Australia, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Gordy G959L.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use G959L, G 959L, G-959L DJ, STMLO 10087) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HS-1919 A4RS-5124-1-D G-959-L [illegible signatures] and HS-1920 A4RS-5125-1-D G-959-L [illegible signature]. 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.
