Vinyl pressings
by Four Tops · 1966
Four Tops Live! was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 6 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.
TR4S--6869-1 HS-1436 Ω B1 ISide A runout
TR4S--6871 HS-1437 MS-654 A2 ISide B runout
HS-1436Side A label
HS-1437Side B label
TR4S--6869-1 I Ω HS-1436 B2Side A runout
TR4S--6871-1 1A1 HS-1437 I MS-654Side B runout
HS-1436Side A label
HS-1437Side B label
TR4M--6859-1-D H H-1436Side A runout
TR4M--6860-1-D H H-1436Side B runout
TR4M-6859Side A label
TR4M-6860
TR4S--6869-1-D HS-1436Side A
TR4S--6871-1-D HS-1437Side B
TR4M--6859-1-B A1 [H-1436] RRunout Side A Stamped [Etched]
TR4M--6860-1-B [H-1437] RRunout Side B Stamped [Etched]
TR4M--6859-1- H-1436 ISide 1 runout
TR4M--6860-1- H-1437 ISide 2 runout
TR4M-6859Side 1 label
TR4M-6860Side 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | Tamla Motown STMLO 10006 / Tamla Motown TMLO 10006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Australia | Tamla Motown TLMO 10006First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Brazil | Motown LP 40.361First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | Canada | Tamla Motown MO 654First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | Canada | Motown MT 654First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | Canada | Tamla Motown MOS 654First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1966 | Canada | Motown S654First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Germany | Tamla Motown S TM 654First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Germany | CBS S TM 654First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1966 | Germany | Tamla Motown S TM 654First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown STMLM 11041First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown STMLM 11041 / Tamla Motown STMLM.11041First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Motown M-654First yearLP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Motown MS-654First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Motown MT-654First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Brazil | Motown S-654 / Tapecar S-654LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | Tamla Motown SWX-6049 / Tamla Motown SMOT-6031LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Spain | Tamla Motown S-32.695LP, Repress | LP, Repress |
| 1976 | Brazil | Top Tape M-654LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | US | Motown 5258MLLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | UK | Tamla Motown STMS 5087LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1984 | UK & Europe | Tamla Motown WL72114LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Worldwide | Elemental Music 620957 / Motown 620957LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Deluxe Edition, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Tapecar LP-S-654 / Motown 654LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Italy | Tamla Motown SIM 35LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | Tamla Motown MTM S-3004LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Tamla Motown MTM S-3004 / Funckler MTM S-3004LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ-534LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Motown S-654LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Motown S 654 / Motown Motown 654LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
42 vinyl pressings of Four Tops Live! are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1966 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, Australia, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Motown 654, released November 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 654, MS 654, M-654, MS-654) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TR4S--6869-1 HS-1436 Ω B1 I and TR4S--6871 HS-1437 MS-654 A2 I. 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.
