Vinyl pressings
by Four Tops · 1968
Yesterday's Dreams was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 8 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.
HS-1526-3 W4RS-4916-1-B T Ω I MS-669-ASide A runout
HS-1527-2 W4RS-4917-1-K T Ω I MS-669-BSide B runout
HS-1526-2A-Side Label (Set 1)
HS-1527-2B-Side Label (Set 1)
W4RS-4916-1-A ⅠMS-669 HS-1526-2 S-1.Runout A, variant 1
W4RS-4917-1-A ⅠMS-669 HS-1527-2 S-2.Runout B, variant 1
W4RS-4916-1-A D4ⅠMS-669 HS-1526-2 S-1. dhRunout A, variant 2
W4RS-4917-1-AⅠA2 MS-669 HS-1527-2 S-2.Runout B, variant 2
W4RS -4916-1-B A3 L[initial] S-1 669-SW HS-1526-2Runout A, stamped, etched
W4RS-4917-1-B A2 L[initial] S-2 MS-669 HS-1527-2Runout B, stamped, etched
HS-1526-2 W4RS-4916Label Side A
HS-1537-2 W4RS-4917Label Side B
W4RS-4116-1-F HS-1526-2 MS-669 S-1 dh HRunout groove side A variant 1
W4RS-4917-1-F HS-1527-2 MS-669 S-2 dh HRunout groove side B variant 1
W4RS-4116-1-E HS-1526-2 MS-669 S-1 dh HRunout groove side A variant 2
W4RS-4917-1-F HS-1527-2 MS-669 S-2 dh HRunout groove side B variant 2
W4RM-4922-1 A MT-669-A 1 TSide A runout. "W4RM-4922-1 A" stamped, "MT-669-A 1 T" etched upside down
W4RM-4923-1 B MT-669-B 1 TSide A runout. "W4RM-4923-1 B" stamped, "MT-669-B 1 T" etched upside down
M 669Side A label
M 669Side B label
HS-1526-2. MS-669 S-1. dh. W4RS-4916-1-C A1 RRunout Side A
HS-1527-2 MS-669 S-2. dh. W4RS-4917-1-B A4 RRunout Side B
HS-1526-2 W4RS-4916Label Side A
HS-1527-2 W4RS-4917Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Tamla Motown STMLO 10015First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Tamla Motown MS 669 / Tamla Motown 669First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | Tamla Motown STM 669First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Motown XTM S--5008 MS 669First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown XTM S-5008First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown STMLM 6019 / Tamla Motown STMLM.6019First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Scandinavia | Motown MS 669 / Motown 669First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | UK | Tamla Motown STML 11087LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Motown MS 669 / Motown MOTOWN 669First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Motown MS-669 / Motown MS 669First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Motown MS 669First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Motown S-669 / Motown MS 669First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Motown MM 669First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Motown MT-669 DJFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | US | Motown MS-669 / Motown MS 669First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Spain | Motown M 669LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Tamla Motown 2c062-90080LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Tamla Motown 1C 054-90 080LP, Album | LP, Album |
25 vinyl pressings of Yesterday's Dreams are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1968 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Motown MS 669.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 669, MS-669, S-669, MM 669) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HS-1526-3 W4RS-4916-1-B T Ω I MS-669-A and HS-1527-2 W4RS-4917-1-K T Ω I MS-669-B. 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.
