Vinyl pressings
by Four Tops · 1965
I Can't Help Myself was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
30 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 9 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.
-S4KM-6810-1-E Nashville Matrix 10 HLV-132313A-side Runout
-S4KM-6811-1-E Nashville Matrix HLV-132313 10B-side Runout
DM HLV-132313A side label
DM ALL-100116B side label
DM ALL-100116A
DM HVL-136308B
-S4KM-6810-1-D ∆57034 MR [logo] HLV-13213A Runout
-S4KM-6811-1-D ∆57035 MR [logo] ALL-100116B Runout
DM HLV-136308A Label
DM ALL-100116B Label
HLG-136308 Nashville Matrix S4KM-6876-1A-Side Runout
ALL-100116 Nashville Matrix S4KM-6811-1B-Side Runout
DM HVL-136308A
DM ALL-100116B
DM HLV-132313A-side label
DM ALL-100116B-side label
ZTSC 104252A-side label
ZTSC 104253B-side label
SK4M-6810-1A side Stamped
SK4M-6811-1B Side Stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-106First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Germany | Tamla Motown 1076First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM.609First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | US | Motown Motown 1076First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Motown M-1076First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Motown M-10767", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo, Remastered · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo, Remastered · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Motown M 1076First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Motown MOTOWN 1076First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | Motown M 1076First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1965 | US | Motown MOTOWN 1076First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | Motown M-1076First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Canada | Tamla Motown M-1076First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | South Africa | Tamla Motown TMC 40001First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Motown MT 1076First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | US | Motown MOTOWN 1076First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Fermata Produções FB-33-162 / Fermata FB-331627", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
34 vinyl pressings of I Can't Help Myself are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1965 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Canada, South Africa and more. One of them is Motown M-1076, released April 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M-1076, MT 1076, MOTOWN 1076, M 1076) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, -S4KM-6810-1-E Nashville Matrix 10 HLV-132313 and -S4KM-6811-1-E Nashville Matrix HLV-132313 10. 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.
