Vinyl pressings
by Jimmy Ruffin · 1966
I've Passed This Way Before was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 5 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.
TJ1-KV-268M01 TK4M-9520-1-B ARPRunout side A, variant 1
TJI-KO-263M02 TK4M-9504-1 B ARPRunout side B, variant 1
TJI-KV-268M0I TK4M -9520-1 B ARPRunout side A, variant 2
TJI-KO-263M02 TK4M -9504-1 B ARPRunout side B, variant 2
TJI-KV-268M01 [MR logo] TK4M-9520-1 △64255Runout side A
TJI-KO-263M02 [MR logo] TK4M-9504-1 △64256Runout side B
TJ1-KV-268M0Label side A
TJ1-KO-263M0Label side B
TJI-KV-268M01 Nashville Matrix 10 TK4M -9520-1 A [square wave symbol]A side runout, etched, [Nashville Matrix TK4M -9520-1 A stamped]
TJI-KO-263M02 Nashville Matrix 10 TK4M -9504-1 A [square wave symbol]B side runout, etched, [Nashville Matrix TK4M -9504-1 A]
TJ1-KV-268M01A side label
TJ1-KO-263M02B side label
TJ1-KV-268M01Labels
TJ1-KV-268M01A-side
TJ1-KV-268M01 [TK4M-9520-1-B ARP]Runout, side A, etched, except [stamped]
TJ1-KV-268M01Label A-side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-153First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Canada | Tamla Motown S-35027First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Ireland | Tamla Motown TMG(I) 7037", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1966 | Jamaica | Tamla Motown S-35027First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | South Africa | Tamla Motown TMG 122First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Soul S-35027First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Soul S 35027First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | US | Soul S 35027First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Soul S-35027First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Soul S-35027First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | US | Soul S-35027First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1966 | US | Soul S-35027First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | Norway | Tamla Motown TMG 5937", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Spain | Tamla Motown M-50057", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 5937", Single | 7", Single |
26 vinyl pressings of I've Passed This Way Before are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1966 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, Australia, Canada, Jamaica and more. One of them is Soul S-35027.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S-35027, S 35027, TMO-153, TMG 122) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TJ1-KV-268M01 TK4M-9520-1-B ARP and TJI-KO-263M02 TK4M-9504-1 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.
