Vinyl pressings
by Four Tops · 1970
Still Waters Run Deep 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.
18 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 11 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.
Z4RS-2117-1 C HA Side runout, stamped
MS·704 HS-1684 ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄KA Side runout, etched
Z4RS-2118-1 B HB Side runout, stamped ["B" etched]
MS-704 HS-1685- |⁄ǀ⁄|⁄KB Side runout, etched
Z4RS-2117-1D HS-1684 [etched] MS-704 [etched]Side A Runout, variant 1
Z4RS-2118-1D HS-1685 [etched] 2-20-70 MS-704 [etched]Side B Runout, variant 1
Z4RS-2117-1 D HS-1684 2-20-70 MS-704Side A Runout, variant 2
Z4RS-2118-1 D HS-1685 2-20-70 MS-704Side B Runout, variant 2
MS·704 HS-1684 Z4RS-2117-1A ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄KA-side runout, variant 1
Z4RS-2117-1AA-side runout stamped, variant 1
MS·704 HS-1684 ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄KA-side runout etched, variant 1
MS-704 HS-1685 Z4RS-2118-1 |⁄ǀ⁄|⁄KB-side runout, variant 1
HS-1684 MS-704 2-20-70 ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄KSide A runout, etched ("2-20-70"inverted in relation to the rest)
Z4RS-211-1 DSide A runout, stamped
HS-1685 MS-704 2-20-70 ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄KSide B runout, etched ("2-20-70"inverted in relation to the rest)
Z4RS-211-1 DSide B runout, stamped
Z4RS-2117-1AA side stamped
MS·704 HS-1684 ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄KA etched
Z4RS-2118-1B side stamped
MS-704 HS-1685 |⁄ǀ⁄|⁄KB side etched
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 | Australia | Tamla Motown STMLO 10038First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | Motown MS-704 / Motown MS 704First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | France | Tamla Motown 2C 062 91.364First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Germany | Tamla Motown 1C 054-91 364First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Jamaica | Motown MS704 / Motown 704First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Mexico | Tamla Motown STAM 248First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown 5C 054-91364First yearLP | LP |
| 1970 | Spain | Tamla Motown MS-9019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | Tamla Motown STML 11149 / Tamla Motown 1E 062 ◦ 91364First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Motown MS-704 / Motown MS 704First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Motown MS704 / Motown MS-704First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Motown MS704 / Motown S-704First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Motown MS-704 / Motown MS 704First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Venezuela | Motown LPS 77623First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | Tamla Motown MS704 / Tamla Motown MS 704First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | UK | Tamla Motown STMS 5063LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | US | Motown M5-224V1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | US | Motown M5-224V1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Germany | Motown 230·15·113LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Unknown | Elemental Music 620912LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Tamla Motown 1C 062-91 364LP | LP |
| ? | Israel | Tamla Motown STML 11149LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Tamla Motown STMLM 6054 / Tamla Motown STMLM.6054LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
27 vinyl pressings of Still Waters Run Deep are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1970 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Motown MS704, released March 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS704, MS-704, MS-704 DJ, STML 11149) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Z4RS-2117-1 C H and MS·704 HS-1684 ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K. 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.
