Vinyl pressings
by Four Tops · 1967
Four Tops Greatest Hits 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.
25 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 5 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.
U4RS-6087-1-D HS-1468 Ω HRunout A, variant 1
U4RS-6088-1-D HS-1469 H ΩRunout B, variant 1
U4RS-6087-1-D H Ω HS-1468Runout A, variant 2
U4RS-6088-1-D Ω H HS-1469Runout B, variant 2
HS-1468 S-1 MS-662 x R U4RS-6087-1-G B JA-Side Runout Etching
R HS-1469 S-2 MS-662 x U4RS-6088-1-6 A1B-Side Runout Etching
U4RS-6087-1-H (stamped) -4 S-1 HS-1468 MS-662 (triangle-type symbol) RSide A runout variant 4, etched
U4RS-6088-1-R (stamped) -A S-2 HS-1469 MS-662 (omega symbol) RSide B runout variant 4, etched
U4RM-6081-1Side 1
U4RM-6081-2Side 2
HS-1468-3A-Side Label (Set 1)
HS-1469-3B-Side Label (Set 1)
U4RS-6087A-Side Label (Set 2)
U4RS-6088B-Side Label (Set 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Tamla Motown STMLO-10012First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMLO 10012 / Tamla Motown TMLO 10012First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Tamla Motown MOS-662First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Tamla Motown MO 662First yearLP, Compilation, Misprint, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Misprint, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Motown MS 662First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Motown S-662First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Motown MS 662 / Motown CM-662-V1First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | Tamla Motown STM 662First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown STMLM.6008First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Motown MOTOWN 662 / Motown S-662First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Motown MOTOWN 662 / Motown MS 662First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Motown M 662V1 / Motown S-662First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Motown MOTOWN 662 / Motown MM-662First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Motown M6-662-S1 / Motown M-662First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Motown MS 662 / Motown 662First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Spain | Motown S-32534LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Motown MS 662 / Motown CM-662-V1LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | France & Benelux | Motown 535045 / Mode 535045LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Mexico | Motown TAM-129LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Motown M5-209V1LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Canada | Motown M 209LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Motown M5-209V1LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | US | Motown M5-209V1LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | South Korea | Motown SEL-RM622LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1985 | Spain | Motown SNL1-60177LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1985 | Australia | Motown M5-209-V1LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | Japan | Motown RMTL-3022LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1988 | Europe | Tamla Motown WL72280LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia & New Zealand | Motown M5-209-V1LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Motown 230·15·085LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Tamla Motown STMLM 6008LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Turkey | Tamla Motown MS 662 / Tamla Motown M 662LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | US | Motown 2818ML / Motown MOT-5209LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Motown MS-662 / Motown M6-662-S 1LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition · Club edition |
| ? | US | Motown MS-662LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | Motown MS-662LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | US | Motown M5-209V1LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Motown MOTOWN 662 / Motown MS 662LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | US | Motown M5-209V1LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Motown MOTOWN 662 / Motown MS 662LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | US | Motown M 662V1LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
53 vinyl pressings of Four Tops Greatest Hits are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1967 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Motown MOTOWN 662.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MOTOWN 662, M 662V1, M6-662-S1, MS 662) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, U4RS-6087-1-D HS-1468 Ω H and U4RS-6088-1-D HS-1469 H Ω. 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.
