Vinyl pressings
by Four Tops · 1965
It's The Same Old Song 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.
15 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 7 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.
HVB-147102 10 Nashville MatrixA side runout - etched / stamped, variant 1
HVV-100310 10 Nashville Matrix S4KM-4724-1-FB side runout - etched / stamped, variant 1
HVV---1471 04 10 S 5KM-9600-1 L Nashville MatrixA side runout - etched / stamped, variant 2
HVV-100310 10 Nashville MatrixB side runout - etched / stamped, variant 2
HVR-147102Label A
DMHVV-100310Label B
HVV---1471 04 S5KM-9600-1-EA side deadwax - stamped
DM-HVV-147104 S5KM 9600A-side label
DM HVV-100310 S4KM 4724B-side label
HVV·100310 (etched, inverted) S4KM-4724-1-E A(stamped)2(etched)B side deadwax
HVV---1471 04 S 5KM-9600-1 IRunout side A
S4KM-4724-1 HVV-100310 IRunout side B
DM HVV-147104 S5KM-96Label side A
DM HVV-100310 S4KM-100310Label side B
HVV-147104Runout A
HVV-100310 S4KM-4721-1-G ARPRunout B
DM HVV-147104Label A
DM HVV-100310Label B
HVB-147102 [unidentified mark]Side A runout etched, unidentified mark stamped, variant 1
HVV-100310 ARPSide B runout etched, ARP stamped, variant 1
HVB-147102 [ARP]Side A runout, variant 2
HVV-100310 [ARP] S4KM-4724-1-GSide B runout, variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Canada | Tamla Motown M-1081First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Germany | Tamla Motown TM 1081First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM.615First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-111First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Motown MT 1081First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Motown MOTOWN 1081First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | Motown MOTOWN 1081First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Motown M-1081First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Motown MOTOWN 1081First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Motown M-1081First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Motown M-1081First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Motown M-1081First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress |
| 1965 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 528First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 528First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Japan | Tamla Motown JET-1584 / Motown JET-1584First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | Tamla Motown DE. 26387", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Netherlands | Tamla Motown GO 42.6177", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | South Africa | Tamla Motown 45-TMJ 1077", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Motown Records MOTOWN 10817", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
19 vinyl pressings of It's The Same Old Song are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Australia, Japan and more. One of them is Motown MT 1081, released July 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MT 1081, MOTOWN 1081, M-1081, TMG 528) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HVB-147102 10 Nashville Matrix and HVV-100310 10 Nashville Matrix S4KM-4724-1-F. 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.
