Vinyl pressings
by Marvin Gaye · 1966
It Takes Two / It's Got To Be A Miracle 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.
9 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.
AC-IL-185319X͟ TK4M--6879-1-J ARPRunout side A
AQI-186309X͟ TK4M--6830-1-J ARPRunout side B
AC-IL-185319Label side A
AQI-186309Label side B
AC-IL-185319 TK4M--6879-1-G Δ64080Runout, Etched, Side A
AQI-186309 TK4M--6880-1-G Δ64079Runout, Etched, Side B
[circled MR]Runout, Stamped, Sides A & B
AC-IL-185319Label, Side A
AC-IL-185319 [MR logo] TK4M--6879-1-G Δ64080Runout A side
AQI-186309 [MR logo] TK4M--6880-1-G Δ64079Runout B side
AC-IL-185319Label A side
AQI-186309Label B side
TK4M--6879-1-H AC-IL-185319 Ω Nashville Matrix 10A side runout
TK4M--6880-1-H AQI-186309 Ω Nashville Matrix 10B side runout
AC-IL-185319A side label
AQI-186309B side label
AC-IL-185319 Nashville Matrix 10 TK4M--6879-1-HRunout,
AC-IL-185319Label
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 T-54141First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Norway | Tamla Motown TMG 590First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Tamla T-54141First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Tamla T-54141First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Tamla T 54141First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Tamla T-54141First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Tamla T-54141First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Tamla T 54141First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Tamla T-54141First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-1547", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM.6377", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Spain | Tamla Motown M-5008Single, 7", 45 RPM | Single, 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 5907", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 5907", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Repress |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 5907", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | US | Motown Y 519F7", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 5907", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Motown Jamaica M 19397", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Jamaica | Motown Jamaica M 19397", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Nigeria | Tamla Motown TMG 5907", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 5907", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 5907", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 5907", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 5907", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 5907", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Collectables COL-519 / Motown COL-5197", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Collectables COL-5197", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
31 vinyl pressings of It Takes Two / It's Got To Be A Miracle are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1966 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, Canada, Norway. One of them is Tamla T-54141, released December 2, 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T-54141, T 54141, TMG 590) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AC-IL-185319X͟ TK4M--6879-1-J ARP and AQI-186309X͟ TK4M--6830-1-J ARP. 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.
