Vinyl pressings
by Four Tops · 1966
Shake Me, Wake Me 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.
14 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 5 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.
T4KM-1787-2 B HXL-175316-A S RA-Side runout etching
R QQX-154306 T4KM-1789-1-B A1 RB-Side runout etching
HXL-175316-AA-side label (Set 1)
T4KM 1787A-side label (Set 2)
HXL-175316-A-LP -RE (MR) (R) ∆60286 T4KM-1787-2-HA-Side runout etching
T4KM-1788-1-F QQX-154306 (R) (MR) ∆60285B-Side runout etching
HXL-175316A-side label
QQX-154306B-side label
T4KM-1787-2 B HXL-175316-A SA-Side runout etching
R QQX-154306 1 T4KM-1788-1B-Side runout etching
HXL-175316-AA-side label (Set 1)
T4KM 1787A-side label (Set 2)
T4KM-1787-2-E H HXL-175316-A SA-Side Runout Etching
H QQX-153306 T4KM-1788-1-E SB-Side Runout Etching
HXL-175316A-Side Label (Set 1)
QQX-153306B-Side Label (Set 1)
HXL-175316-A 10A Side runout, etched
T4KM-1787-2-JA Side runout, stamped
QQX-154306 10B Side runout, etched
T4KM-1788-1-GB Side runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Canada | Tamla Motown M 1090First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown GO 42.639 / Tamla Motown MOTOWN 1090First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 553First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Motown M 1090First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-122First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Motown MOTOWN 1090First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Motown MOTOWN 1090First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Motown M-1090First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Motown MOTOWN 1090First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Motown M 1090First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | US | Motown M-1090First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | US | Motown M 1090First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | US | Motown M-1090First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 553First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
14 vinyl pressings of Shake Me, Wake Me are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Motown MOTOWN 1090, released February 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MOTOWN 1090, M-1090, M 1090, TMG 553) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T4KM-1787-2 B HXL-175316-A S R and R QQX-154306 T4KM-1789-1-B A1 R. 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.
