Vinyl pressings
by Marvin Gaye · 1967
Ain't No Mountain High Enough 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.
14 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 6 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.
U4KM-3147-1 309M01 ARP x̄Runout side A, variant 1
U4KM-3140-1 FD-IU-301M11 301M11 ARP x̄Runout side B, variant 1
U4KM-3147-1-B 309M01 ARP X FD-00-309M01Runout side A, variant 2
U4KM-3140-1 B FD-IU-301M11 301M11 ARPRunout side B, variant 2
UK4M-3147-1 FD-00-309M01 (MR) Δ66164A-Side Runout
U4KM-3140-1 FD-IU-301M11 (MR) Δ66165B-Side Runout
FD-00-309M01A-Side Label
FD-IU-301M11B-Side Label
ARP U4KM-3147-1-B / 309M01 X FD-00-309M01Runout Stamped / Etched
FD-00-309M01Label
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-168First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Tamla Motown T-54149First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM.645First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 611First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 611First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T 54149First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T-54149First year7", Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T-54149First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T 54149First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T-54149First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T-54149First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T-54149First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 611First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown GO 25.575First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
14 vinyl pressings of Ain't No Mountain High Enough are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Netherlands, Australia and more. One of them is Tamla T-54149, released April 20, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T-54149, T 54149, TMG 611, GO 25.575) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, U4KM-3147-1 309M01 ARP x̄ and U4KM-3140-1 FD-IU-301M11 301M11 ARP x̄. 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.
