Vinyl pressings
by Four Tops · 1970
Changing Times 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.
11 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 7 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.
Z4RS-3669-1 S-1 I MS-721 HS-1783Side A Runout
Z4RS-3670-1 S-2 I MS-721 HS-1784Side B Runout
HS-1783 Z4RS-3669Side A Label
HS-1784 Z4RS-3670Side B Label
M̶S̶-̶7̶2̶1̶ HS-1783 Z̶4̶R̶S̶-̶3̶6̶6̶9̶-̶1̶ ̶D̶ 8-21-70 S-1Runout, Side A
M̶S̶-̶7̶2̶1̶ HS-1784 Z̶4̶R̶S̶-̶3̶6̶7̶0̶-̶1̶ ̶D̶ 8-21-70 S-2Runout, Side B
HS 1783Center label, Side A
HS 1784Center label, Side B
Z4RS-3669-1-E H MS-721 HS-1783A-side runout
Z4RS-3670-1-E H MS-721 HS-1784B-side runout
HS-1783A Side Label
Z4RS-3669A Side Label
Z4RS-3669-1 S-1 MS-721 HS-1783A-side runout
Z4RS-3670-1 S-2 MS-721 HS-1784B-side runout
HS-1783A Side Label
Z4RS-3669A Side Label
HS-1783A Side Label
Z4RS-3669A Side Label
HS-1784B Side Label
Z4RS-3670B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | Tamla Motown STMLO 10054First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | Motown MS 721 / Motown MS-721First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | Tamla Motown MS 721 / Tamla Motown MS721First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | France | Tamla Motown 2 C 062-91859First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | Tamla Motown 1C 062-91 859First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Japan | Tamla Motown SJET-8312First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Motown MS721 / Motown MS-721First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Motown M 721 / Motown MS721First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Motown MS721 / Motown S-721First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Motown MS 721 / Motown MS-721 DJFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1970 | Venezuela | Motown LPS-77687First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Tamla Motown STML 11173 / Tamla Motown 1E 062 ◦ 91859LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Spain | Tamla Motown MS-9036 / Tamla Motown M 721LP, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Club Edition · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US | Elemental Music BG05 168230.1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2025 | USA & Europe | Elemental Music 620936 / Motown 620936LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Lebanon | Tamla Motown MS - 721 / Tamla Motown 5C 054-91859LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Tamla Motown 5C 054-91859LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Changing Times are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1970 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Australia, Canada, France and more. One of them is Motown MS721.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS721, M 721, MS 721, STMLO 10054) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Z4RS-3669-1 S-1 I MS-721 HS-1783 and Z4RS-3670-1 S-2 I MS-721 HS-1784. 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.
