US
1975- Label and catalog number
- Gordy G 7145F
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
- Runout / matrix
62647-SMatrix Side-A
62387-SMatrix Side-B
G7145F-63481-14B-1-5-03B HRunout Side-A
G-7145-B G714F[Crossed Out] - 62387-7B. 2-5-08-A HRunout Side-B
Vinyl pressings
by The Undisputed Truth · 1975
Higher Than High / Spaced Out was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. 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 1975, the album's first year, in 4 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.
62647-SMatrix Side-A
62387-SMatrix Side-B
G7145F-63481-14B-1-5-03B HRunout Side-A
G-7145-B G714F[Crossed Out] - 62387-7B. 2-5-08-A HRunout Side-B
G-7145 A S G7145F-63481-14B-1-S-038B#08 [Unknown stamp] #Side A runout
G-7145B G714F-G2387-7B 2-S- 08ASide B runout
63481-SSide A label
62387-SSide B label
G-7I45 As G7145F-6348I-I4B-I-S-03B #08Runout A, etched
G-7I45 Am G7145F-6348I-I4B-I-M-03B #08Runout B, etched
63481-SLabel A
63481-MLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Belgium | Tamla Motown 4 C 006 - 96869First year7" | 7" |
| 1975 | France | Tamla Motown 2C 010-96.869First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 1014First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Gordy G 7145FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Gordy G 7145FFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | US | Gordy G 7145-FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | Gordy G 7145FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Gordy G 7145FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | Gordy G 7145-FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 1014First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
10 vinyl pressings of Higher Than High / Spaced Out are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Belgium, France. One of them is Gordy G 7145F.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use G 7145F, G 7145-F, TMG 1014, 4 C 006 - 96869) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 62647-S and 62387-S. 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.