Vinyl pressings
by Junior Walker & The All Stars · 1967
Come See About Me / Sweet Soul 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.
17 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 9 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.
UK4M-1790-1 B ARP ⋉ H-LK-V-375MO8 375MO8Side A Runout
UK4M-1800-1 B ARP ⋉ FD-Ko-u-262MO4 262MO4Side B Runout
H-LK-V-375MO8Side A Label
FD-KO-U-262MO4Side B Label
H-LK-V-375M08 375M08 UK4M -1790-1 B ARP xRunout Etchings (Both Sides)
H-LK-V-375M08Labels
UK4M-1790-1 A H-LK-V-375MO8 10Side A Runout
UK4M-1790-1 A H-LK-V-375MO8 10Side B Runout
H-LK-V-375MO8Side A Label
H-LK-V-375MO8Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-190First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | Tamla Motown S-35041First year7" | 7" |
| 1967 | France | Tamla Motown FT 116First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Italy | Tamla Motown 45TMC 8032First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Jamaica | Tamla Motown S 35041First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown GO 24.701First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | Norway | Tamla Motown TMG 637First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 637First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | Soul S 35041First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Soul S 35041First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Soul S 35041First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Soul S 35041First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Soul S 35041First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Soul S35041First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Soul S 35041First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 6377", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 6377", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
22 vinyl pressings of Come See About Me / Sweet Soul are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1967 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Netherlands, Australia and more. One of them is Soul S 35041, released November 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S 35041, S35041, TMG 637, GO 25.701) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UK4M-1790-1 B ARP ⋉ H-LK-V-375MO8 375MO8 and UK4M-1800-1 B ARP ⋉ FD-Ko-u-262MO4 262MO4. 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.
