Vinyl pressings
by Four Tops Β· 1967
Bernadette was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 14 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.
U4KM-2659-2-H π©πΆππ½ππΎπππ ππΆπππΎπ 10 HLL-299MO4Run-out Side A, etched & stamped
U4KM-2665-1 J HXI-193303Run-out Side B, etched & stamped
HLL-29M04A-side label
HXI-193303B-side label
HLL-299M04 S U4KM-2659-2-E HA-side Runout
HXI-193303 U4KM-2665-1 S HB-side Runout
HLV-299M05A-side Label-Motown #
U4KM-2659A-side Label-RCA Custom #
U4KM-2659-2 HLL-299M04 A1 IRunout, Side A stamped [HLL-299M04 etched], variant 1
U4KM-2665-1 A S I HXI-193393Runout, Side B stamped [S sideways, HXI-193393, etched], variant 2
HLV-298M05 U4KM-2659Label, Side A
HXI-193393 U4KM-2665Label, Side B
HLL-299M04 β ππ‘π U4KM-2659-2-JA-Side Runout
HXI-193303 U4KM-2665-1 J ππ‘π βB-Side Runout
HLL-299M04A-side Label
HXI-193303B-side Label
HLL-299M04A side label
HXI-193303B side label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Brazil | Rozenblit CS. - 1284 / Motown CS. - 1284First year7", 33 β RPM, Single | 7", 33 β RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | Tamla Motown M-1104First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Chile | Tamla Motown M-1104First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | France | Tamla Motown TMF 1009First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Limited Edition, Promo, Mono Β· Promo, Mono, Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Limited Edition, Promo, Mono Β· Promo, Mono, Limited |
| 1967 | Germany | Tamla Motown TM 1104First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM.643First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono Β· Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono Β· Mono |
| 1967 | South Africa | Tamla Motown TMJ-129First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Sweden | Tamla Motown TMG 601First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 601First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Motown M-1104First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Motown MOTOWN 1104First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | Motown MOTOWN 1104First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono Β· Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono Β· Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Motown M 1104First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Motown M 1104First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo Β· Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo Β· Promo |
| 1967 | US | Motown MOT-1104DJFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo Β· Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo Β· Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Ireland | Tamla Motown TMG (I) 8037", 45 RPM, EP, Single | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Single |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown 5C 006-934147", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 8037", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 8037", Promo Β· Promo | 7", Promo Β· Promo |
| 1972 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 8037", Single | 7", Single |
| 1972 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 8037", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 9957", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
31 vinyl pressings of Bernadette are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1967 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, Benelux and more. One of them is Motown M 1104, released February 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M 1104, MOT-1104, M-1104, MOTOWN 1104) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, U4KM-2659-2-H π©πΆππ½ππΎπππ ππΆπππΎπ 10 HLL-299MO4 and U4KM-2665-1 J HXI-193303. 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.
