Vinyl pressings
by Marvin Gaye · 1965
How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You 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.
11 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.
RR4M--2426-2-B 5-1 RSide A, runout, stamped/etched, variant 1
RR4M-2427-1-B O / RSide B, runout, stamped/etched, variant 1
RR4M--2426-2 B B 3 RSide A, runout, stamped/etched, variant 2
RR4M-2427-1-B A1 Ω RSide B, runout, stamped/etched, variant 2
RR4M - - 2426 - 2 - A I A JSide A runout, stamped, variant 1
RR4M - 2427 - 1 - A 2 ISide B runout, stamped, variant 1
RR4M - - 2426 - 2 - A2 ISide A runout, variant 2
RR4M -2427 - 1 Ω_ A2 ISide B runout, variant 2
RR4M--2426-2-E HStamped Side A
RR4M -2427-1-D HStamped Side B
H-1316Side A label
RR4M-2426-2Side A label
RR4M-2426-2-F p TM-258 ASide A runout
RR4M-2427-1-G Ω TM-258-B oSide B runout
H-1316 RR4M-2426Side A label
H-1317 RR4M-2427Side 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 | Canada | Tamla TM-258 / Tamla TAMLA 258First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Tamla Motown TML 11004First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Tamla TS 258First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Tamla TM 258First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Tamla TS-258First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1965 | US | Tamla TS-258 / Tamla s-258First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Tamla TS-258First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1965 | US | Tamla TM-258 / Tamla 258First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Tamla TS-258First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Tamla TM-258 / Tamla 258First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Tamla T 258 / Tamla Tamla 258First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Taiwan | Bell Song Record SWL-1046LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Japan | Motown MOT-4158 / Motown VIP-4158LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1982 | Japan | Motown VIP-4158LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | US | Tamla TM-258LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2015 | Europe | Tamla 0600753536506 / Tamla TM-258LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Taiwan | Bell Song Record SWL-1046LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Tamla TS 258LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of How Sweet It Is To Be Loved By You are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1965 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Tamla TM 258, released January 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TM 258, TS-258, TM-258, T 258) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RR4M--2426-2-B 5-1 R and RR4M-2427-1-B O / R. 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.
