Vinyl pressings
by Four Tops · 1965
Something About You 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 6 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.
HLV-157317 Nashville Matrix 10 SK4M - - 2686-1-EA runout
HIX-152110 10 Nashville Matrix SK4M - 9944-1-EB runout
DM HLV-157317A label
DM HIX-152110B label
DM HLV-157317A-side label
DM HIX-152110B-side label
S4KM--2686-1-D HLV-157317 MR △59160A-side runout
S4KM-9944-1-D HIX-152110 MR △59161B-side runout
DM HLV-157317A-side label
DM HIX-152110B-side label
DM HLV-157317 SK4M 2686Side A Label
DM HIX-152110 S4KM 9944Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-117First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Canada | Tamla Motown M-1084First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Japan | Motown JET-1634First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Motown MOTOWN 1084First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Motown MOTOWN 1084First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Motown M 1084First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Motown M-1084First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Motown MOTOWN 1084First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | Motown MOTOWN 1084First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Motown MOTOWN 1084First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | Motown MOTOWN 1084First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Motown MOTOWN 1084First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 542First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 542First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown GO 42.631 / Artone GO 42.631First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Tamla Motown 10847", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
17 vinyl pressings of Something About You are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1965 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Netherlands, Australia and more. One of them is Motown M 1084, released October 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M 1084, M-1084, MOTOWN 1084, TMG 542) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HLV-157317 Nashville Matrix 10 SK4M - - 2686-1-E and HIX-152110 10 Nashville Matrix SK4M - 9944-1-E. 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.
