Vinyl pressings
by Diana Ross · 1970
Remember Me / How About You was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 8 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.
Z4KM-5100 - 1 B AI-SI-K-T2-848M01 ARP ⋉Runout, Side A
Z4KM-5106 - 1 B Q-Q-Q-835S04. ARP ⋉Runout, Side B
A1-S1-K-T2 848 M01Label Side A
Q-Q-Q-835S04Label Side B
"ARP" stamped in italicsStamped both sides
Z4KM-5100 - 1 B AI-SI-K-T2-848M01 ARP ⋉
Z4KM-5106 - 1 B Q-Q-Q-835S04. ARP ⋉
Z4KM-5100-1 C A1-S1-K-T2-848M01 12-2-70Side A Runout
Z4KM-5106-1 C Q-Q-Q-835S04 12-2-70Side AA Runout
848M01A-Side Label
835S04AA-Side Label
M-1176-A Z4KM-5100-1 D A1-S1-K-T2-848MO1Runout A-Side
M-1176-B Z4KM-5106-1 M Q-Q-Q-835So4Runout B-Side
M-1176-A [Z4KM-5100-1 L] A1-S1-K-T2-848MO1 sssRunout A-Side, etched [stamped] (var 2)
M-1176-B [Z4KM-5106-1 L] Q-Q-Q-835SO4 sssRunout B-Side, etched [stamped] (var 2)
M-1176-A Z4KM-5100-1 E A1-S1-K-T2-848MOIA-Side
M-1176-B Z4KM-5106-1 E Q-Q-Q-835SO4B-Side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-9381First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-9381First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Canada | Tamla Motown M 1176First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Greece | Tamla Motown GTM 144First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1970 | Ireland | Tamla Motown TMG 768First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Jamaica | Tamla Motown M 1176First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Japan | Motown JET-2041First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1970 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 768First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Motown M 1176First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | US | Motown M 1176First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1970 | US | Motown M 1176First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | US | Motown M 1176First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Motown M 1176First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | US | Motown M 1176First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | US | Motown M 1176First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Lebanon | Tamla Motown M 1176, TA 70407", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
32 vinyl pressings of Remember Me / How About You are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1970 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Motown M 1176.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M 1176, M-1176, TMG 768, TMO-9381) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Z4KM-5100 - 1 B AI-SI-K-T2-848M01 ARP ⋉ and Z4KM-5106 - 1 B Q-Q-Q-835S04. ARP ⋉. 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.
