Vinyl pressings
by Willie Hutch · 1973
Fully Exposed was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 3 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.
M 784 V1 C5RS-7883-1-RE-1-13B TML TvcBSide A runout etched, TML stamped
M 784 V1 C5RS-7884-2 RE-1-13A TML TvcBSide B runout etched, TML stamped
C5RS-7883-1Side A label
C5RS-7884-2Side B label
M 784 V1 C5RS-7883-1-RE-1-13B TML TvcBA Side, runout, etched / TML stamped
M 784 V1 C5RS-7884-2-RE-1-13A TML TvcBB Side, runout, etched / TML stamped
C5RS-7883-1A Side, label
C5RS-7884-2B Side, label
CSRS-7873-1Label A
CSRS-7873-2Label B
M 784 V1 C5RS-7883-1-RE-1-01A TMLSide A runout etched, TML stamped
M 784 V1 C5RS-7884-2 RE-1-01A TMLSide B runout etched, TML stamped
IBoth sides stamped, Indianapolis identifier
C5RS-7883-1Side A label
M 784 V1 C5RS-7883-1-RE-1 -03 B TML HSide A, runout
M 784 V1 C5RS-7884-2 RE-1-03 B TML HSide B, runout
C5RS-7884-1Side A, label
C5RS-7884-2Side B, label
M 784 V1 C5RS -7883-1 1ML I ABVariant 1 Side A etched exc. 1ML I AB stamped
M 784 V1 C5RS -7884-2-RE1-O1A 1ML I A1Variant 1 Side B etched exc. 1ML I A1 stamped
M 784 V1 C5RS -7883-1-RE-1[crossed out]-01 A etched TML I AB stampedSide A runout [variant 2]
M 784 V1 C5RS -7884-2-RE-1-O1A etched TML I A1 stampedSide B runout [variant 2]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Canada | Tamla Motown M 784V1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Italy | Tamla Motown TSM ST 60051First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Motown M 784V1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Motown M 784V1-DJFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Motown M 784V1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Motown M 784V1 / Motown M-784V1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Motown M 784V1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Motown M-784V1 / Motown M784V1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Brazil | Motown M-784 V1 / Tapecar M-784 V1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Tamla Motown STML 11247 / Tamla Motown 0C 062 ◦ 94867LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Motown M 784V1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | Tamla Motown SWX-6076LP, Album | LP, Album |
12 vinyl pressings of Fully Exposed are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1973 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Canada, Italy. One of them is Motown M 784V1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M 784V1, M-784V1, M 784V1-DJ, TSM ST 60051) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, M 784 V1 C5RS-7883-1-RE-1-13B TML TvcB and M 784 V1 C5RS-7884-2 RE-1-13A TML TvcB. 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.
