Vinyl pressings
by Four Tops · 1970
It's All In The Game 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.
27 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 15 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.
Z4KM-2609-2 B [STAMPED] Z1-K-M5-735M03R [ETCHED]A-side runout
Z4KM-2607-1 B [STAMPED] Z1-K-T2-731S05 [ETCHED]B-side runout
Z1-K-M5-735M03A-side label
Z1-K-T2-731S05B-side label
Z4KM-2603-2 A ZI-K-M5-735M03R 10Runout, side A
10 Z4KM-2607-1 A MK ZI-K-T2-731S05Runout, side B
Z1-K-M5-735M03Label, Side A
Z1-K-T2-731S05Label, Side B
Z4KM-2609-2 ZI-K-M5-735MO3R XA Side Runout
ZX43KM-2607-1 B Z1-K-T2-731SO5B Side Runout
ZI-K-M5-735MO3A Side Label
ZI-K-T2-731SO5B Side Label
Z1-K-M5-735MO3R (MR) Δ80256 0 Z4KM-2609-2Side A Runout
Z1-K-T2-731S05 0 (MR) Z4KM-2607-1 Δ80255Side B Runout
Z1-K-M5-735M03A-Side Label
Z1-K-T2-731S05B-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 | Unknown | Tamla Motown TMG 503First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-9124First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-9124First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1970 | Canada | Tamla Motown M 1164First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | France | Tamla Motown 2C 006-91425 M / Tamla Motown 2C 006-91.425 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Germany | Tamla Motown 1 C006-91425 / Tamla Motown 1 C 006-91 425First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | India | Tamla Motown TMG 736First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Ireland | Tamla Motown TMG (I) 736First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Jamaica | Tamla Motown M 1164First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Japan | Motown JET-1986 SFirst year7" | 7" |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM. 759First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Norway | Tamla Motown TMG 736First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | US | Motown M 1164First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | US | Motown M-1164First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | US | Motown M 1164First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | El Salvador | Motown MD-10067", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
29 vinyl pressings of It's All In The Game are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1970 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Belgium, Netherlands and more. One of them is Motown M 1164.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M 1164, M-1164, TMG 503, TMG 736) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Z4KM-2609-2 B [STAMPED] Z1-K-M5-735M03R [ETCHED] and Z4KM-2607-1 B [STAMPED] Z1-K-T2-731S05 [ETCHED]. 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.
