Vinyl pressings
by Four Tops · 1968
I'm In A Different World was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. 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 1968, 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.
W4KM-5242-1 D2-H-L-U-432M03 ARPSide A, runout, stamped
W4KM-5243-1 Y-K-I-450S10 ARPSide B, runout, stamped
D2-H-L-U-432M03Side A, label
Y-K-I-450S10Side B, label
W 4 K MZ-5242-1 H D2-H-L-U-432M03 10A Side Runout
4 W K M-5243-1 H Y-K-I-450S10 10B Side RUnout
D2-H-L-U-432M03A Side Label
Y-K-I-450S10B Side Label
W4KM-5242-1 G MR D2-H-L-U-432M03 ∆73179 OA runout
W4KM-5243-1 G MR Y-K-I-450S10 ∆73180B runout
D2-H-L-U-432M03A label
Y-K-I-450S10B label
W 4 K MZ-5242-1 H D2-H-L-U-432M03 I AI 10A Side Runout stamped and etched
4 W K M-5243-1 H Y-K-I-450S10 I AIB Side Runout stamped and etched
D2-H-L-U-432M03 W 4 K MZ-5242A Side Label
Y-K-I-450S10 4 W K M-5243B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-8541First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Canada | Tamla Motown M 1132First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | France | Tamla Motown FT 149First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Germany | Tamla Motown TM 1132First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | Ireland | Tamla Motown TMG (I) 675First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Lebanon | Tamla Motown TA 7007First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM.698First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Norway | Tamla Motown TMK 116First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Spain | Tamla Motown M-5043First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | Sweden | Tamla Motown TMK 116First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Turkey | Tamla Motown 68.852First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Motown M-1132First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Motown MOT-1132DJFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Motown M 1132First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Motown MOTOWN 1132First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Lebanon | Tamla Motown TA 70077", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
25 vinyl pressings of I'm In A Different World are listed here, from 14 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Netherlands, Australia and more. One of them is Motown M-1132.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M-1132, MOTOWN 1132, M 1132, MOT-1132) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, W4KM-5242-1 D2-H-L-U-432M03 ARP and W4KM-5243-1 Y-K-I-450S10 ARP. 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.
