Vinyl pressings
by Four Tops · 1968
Yesterday's Dreams / For Once In My Life 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 10 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.
#̶6̶-̶Z̶I̶-̶6̶8̶-̶P̶-̶2̶ Y-U-1127 [ARP]Runout, side A, etched except [stamped]
ZI-QJ-214316 [W4KM-4650-1 B ARP]Runout, side B, etched except [stamped]
Y-U 1127Label Side A
Z1-QJ-214316Label Side B
Y-U 1127Label Side A
Z1-QJ-214316Label Side B
Y-U 1127Label Side A
Z1-QJ-214316Label Side B
TMG 665 A-1 AD KT 1Side A runout, stamped
TMG 665 B-1 MM KT 1Side B runout, stamped
TMG 665 ASIde A label
TMG 665 BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-8435First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-8435First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Canada | Tamla Motown M-1127First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Tamla Motown FT 141First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM.691First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Norway | Tamla Motown TMK 114First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Sweden | Tamla Motown TMK 114First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Motown M-1127First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Motown M-1127First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Motown M-1127First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Motown M 1127First year7" | 7" |
| 1968 | Germany | Tamla Motown TM 1127First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 665First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 665First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 665First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Motown M 11277", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | El Salvador | Motown M-11277", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Nigeria | Motown TGM 6657", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
19 vinyl pressings of Yesterday's Dreams / For Once In My Life are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Germany, Netherlands and more. One of them is Motown M-1127.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M-1127, M 1127, TMG 665, TM 1127) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, #̶6̶-̶Z̶I̶-̶6̶8̶-̶P̶-̶2̶ Y-U-1127 [ARP] and ZI-QJ-214316 [W4KM-4650-1 B ARP]. 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.
