Vinyl pressings
by Kim Weston · 1965
Take Me In Your Arms was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1965, 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.
HA-XV-149114 [ARP] [S4KM-9926-1 F]A runout etched / [stamped]
HA-QV-150306 [ARP] [S4KM-9927-1 F]B runout etched / [stamped]
DM HA-XV-149114A label
DM HA-QV 150306B label
R HA-XV-149114 S4KM-9926-1 B A1A-Side Runout Etching
R HA-QV-150306 S4KM-9927-1 BB-Side Runout Etching
DM HA-XV-149114A-Side Label (Set 1)
DM HA-QV-150306B-Side Label (Set 1)
HA-XV-149114 Nashville Matrix 10 S4KM-9926-1 EA-Side Runout Etching
HA-QV-150306 Nashville Matrix 10 S4KM-9927-1 EB-Side Runout Etching
DM HA-XV-149114A-Side Label
DM HA-QV-150306B-Side Label
DM HA-XV-149114Side A label
DM HA-QV-150306Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Germany | Tamla Motown 7046First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Gordy GORDY 7046First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Gordy Gordy 7046First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Gordy G-7046First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Gordy GORDY 7046First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | US | Gordy G-7046First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo, Single Sided · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo, Single Sided · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Gordy G 7046First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Gordy G0-7046First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | Gordy GORDY 7046First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | US | Gordy G0-7046First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Gordy G0-7046First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Styrene |
| 1965 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 538First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 538First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | US | Collectables COL 22637", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Tamla Motown G-70467", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
15 vinyl pressings of Take Me In Your Arms are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1965 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Germany. One of them is Gordy G-7046, released September 2, 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use G-7046, GORDY 7046, G 7046, G0-7046) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HA-XV-149114 [ARP] [S4KM-9926-1 F] and HA-QV-150306 [ARP] [S4KM-9927-1 F]. 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.
