Vinyl pressings
by Four Tops · 1973
Are You Man Enough / Peace Of Mind 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.
22 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 16 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.
p(stamped/inverted) 01652 X(scribed)A side deadwax, Variant 1
01653 XB side deadwax - scribed, Variant 1
p(stamped/inverted) 01652 X(scribed)A side deadwax, Variant 2
01653 X-1B side deadwax - scribed, Variant 2
T 01652-1Side A (etched)
T 01653-1Side B (etched)
45-01652Side A label
45-01653Side B label
01652 M 1C ssssA-Side Runout Etching - variant 1
01653 M 1D sssssB-Side Runout Etching - variant 1
01652 M-1A ssssA-Side Runout Etching - variant 2
01653 M 1B sB-Side Runout Etching - variant 2
p(stamped/inverted) 01652 X(scribed)A side deadwax
01653 XB side deadwax - scribed
01652Label A
01653Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Unknown | Probe 1885First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Australia | Probe PRO-10264First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Barbados | Dunhill D-4354 / ABC Records D-4354First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Brazil | Probe S7PO-13.059First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Canada | ABC/Dunhill Records D-4354First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | France | Probe 2 C 006.94544 / Probe 2C 006 - 94.544First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Probe 1C006-94544 / Probe 1 C 006-94 544 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Italy | Probe 3 C006-94544 / Probe 3C 006 94544First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1973 | Jamaica | ABC Records D-4354First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Japan | Probe IPR-10414First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Probe 5C 006-94 544 / Probe 5C 006-94544First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Probe PROBE.65First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Peru | Probe 01.11.110First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Philippines | Probe POE-1064First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1973 | Spain | Probe 1 J 006-94.544First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
22 vinyl pressings of Are You Man Enough / Peace Of Mind are listed here, from 16 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Peru, Barbados and more. One of them is Dunhill D-4354, released May 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use D-4354, 1885, PRO 596, 01.11.110) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p(stamped/inverted) 01652 X(scribed) and 01653 X. 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.
