Vinyl pressings
by Four Tops · 1967
Walk Away Renee was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 4 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.
TMG 634A -1 GH T 2Runout A-side stamped variant 1
TMG 634B -1 RO T 1Runout B-side stamped variant 1
TMG 634A -1 GH KT 2Runout A-side stamped variant 2
TMG 634B -1 P KT 2Runout B-side stamped variant 2
TMG 634A -1Side A runout (stamped), Variation 1
TMG 634B -1Side B runout (stamped), Variation 1
TMG 634A -1 RTSide A runout (stamped), Variation 2
TMG 634B -1 AGSide B runout (stamped), Variation 2
TMG 634 A 1Runout side A
TMG 634 1Runout side B
TMG 634 ASide A (Label)
TMG 634 BSide B (Label)
TMG-634 ALabel side A
TMG-634 BLabel side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Greece | Tamla Motown GTM 117First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Ireland | Tamla Motown TMG (I) 634First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Ireland | Tamla Motown TMD(I)634First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Sweden | Tamla Motown TMG 634First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 634First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 634First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 634First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Finland | Tamla Motown TMG 6347", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Ireland | Tamla Motown TMG (I) 6347", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Norway | Tamla Motown TMG 6347", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Tamla Motown TMG 6347", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | India | Tamla Motown TMG. 6347", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Lebanon | Tamla Motown TMC 352607", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Sweden | Tamla Motown TMG 6347", Single, Misprint | 7", Single, Misprint |
14 vinyl pressings of Walk Away Renee are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1967 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in UK, Sweden, Greece, Ireland. One of them is Tamla Motown TMG 634, released December 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TMG 634, GTM 117, TMG (I) 634, TMD(I)634) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TMG 634A -1 GH T 2 and TMG 634B -1 RO T 1. 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.
