Vinyl pressings
by Four Tops · 1964
Without The One You Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 3 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.
DM-HVL-104309 RK5M 6627-1 A1 RA Side Runout
DM-HXV-100308 RK5M 6628-1 A1 RB Side Runout
DM HVL-104309 RK5M 6627A Side Label
DM HXV-100308 RK5M 6628B Side Label
DM HVL-104309A-side label
DM HXV-100308B-side label
DM-HVL-104309 Nashville Matrix 10
DM-HVL-104308 Nashville Matrix 10
DM HVL-104309A-side label
DM HXV-100308B-side label
DM HVL-104309 Nashville Matrix 10 ARPA-side label
DM HXV-100308 Nashville Matrix 10 ARPB-side label
DM HVL-104309A-side label
DM HXV-100308B-side label
DM-HVL-104309 Nashville Matrix 10Side A
DM-HXV-104308 Nashville Matrix 10Side B
DM HVL-104309A-side label
DM HXV-100308B-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Germany | CBS 1655First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Canada | Tamla M-1069First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Motown M 1069First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | US | Motown Motown 1069First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Motown M-1069First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Motown M-1069First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Motown M-1069First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | US | Motown M-1069First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Motown Motown 1069First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Motown M-1069First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Motown Motown 1069First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1964 | US | Motown M-1069First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | UK | Stateside SS 3717", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Stateside SS 3717", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
14 vinyl pressings of Without The One You Love are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1964 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, Canada, Germany. One of them is Motown M 1069, released November 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M 1069, Motown 1069, M-1069, 1655) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DM-HVL-104309 RK5M 6627-1 A1 R and DM-HXV-100308 RK5M 6628-1 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.
