US
January 17, 1966- Label and catalog number
- Soul S 35030
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono
Vinyl pressings
by Junior Walker & The All Stars · 1966
Pucker Up Buttercup / Anyway You Wannta' 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.
8 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 3 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.
FD-XX-202303 MR -U4KM-2601-1- △65055 BSide A runout
FD-XX-202304 MR △65054 -U4KM-2602-1- BSide B runout
FD-XX-202303Side A label
FD-XK-202304Side B label
(Stamped) U4KM-2601-1-B
(Etched) FD-XX-202303-A
MR U4KH-2601-1- Δ65055 -XX-202203Runouts
TMG 596A -1 KTA runout
TMG 596B -1 KTB runout
TMG 596 AA label
TMG 596 BB 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Canada | Tamla Motown S-35030First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | US | Soul S-35030First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Soul S 35030First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Soul S-35030First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1966 | US | Soul S 35030First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Soul S 35030First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 596First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 596First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-1577", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Spain | Tamla Motown M-5013Single, Promo, 7", 45 RPM · Promo | Single, Promo, 7", 45 RPM · Promo |
| 1967 | Spain | Tamla Motown M-50137", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Soul S-350307", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
12 vinyl pressings of Pucker Up Buttercup / Anyway You Wannta' are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1966 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Soul S 35030, released January 17, 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S 35030, S-35030, TMG 596) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.