Vinyl pressings
by Gladys Knight And The Pips · 1967
Take Me In Your Arms And Love Me 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.
12 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.
NKN-302M07 △65694 (etched) U4KM-3135-1 (stamped)Side A runout
FD-KK-286M09 △65693 (etched) U4KM-3234-1 (stamped)Side B runout
NKN-302M07Side A label
FD-KK-286M09Side B label
S-35033 NKN-302M07Side A Label
S-35033 FD-KK-286M09Side B Label
NKN-302M07 10 / U4KM-3135-1-A Nashville MatrixSide A Etched / Stamped
FD-KK-286M09 10 / U4KM-3234-1-A Nashville MatrixSide B Etched / Stamped
S35033 NKN-302M07Side A Label
S35033 FD-KK-286M09Side B Label
U4KM-3135-1-B MKN-302M07 302M07Side A, runout
U4KM-3135-1-B MKN-302M07 302M07Side B, runout
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 | Norway | Tamla Motown TMG 604First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Soul S-35033First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Soul S35033First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Soul S35033First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Soul S 35033First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Soul S 35033First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Soul S 35033First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 604First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 604First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 604First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 604First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown GO 25.577First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
12 vinyl pressings of Take Me In Your Arms And Love Me are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Netherlands, Norway. One of them is Soul S 35033, released March 16, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S 35033, S-35033, S35033, TMG 604) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NKN-302M07 △65694 (etched) U4KM-3135-1 (stamped) and FD-KK-286M09 △65693 (etched) U4KM-3234-1 (stamped). 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.
