Vinyl pressings
by Marvin Gaye · 1966
Take This Heart Of Mine 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.
13 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 5 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.
WIL-190303 R A3 T4KM-6045-1-CA side etched, T4KM-6045-1-C stamped
DMB-065307 R A4 R4KM-3010-1-CB side etched, R4KM-3010-1-C stamped
WIL-190303 T4KM 6045A side label
B-065307 R4KM 3010B side label
WIL-193302 Nashville Matrix 10Side A runout
Nashville Matrix 10Side B runout
WIL-190303Side A label
B-065307Side B label
WII-190303 T4KM-6082-2-4A side runout, var. 1
DMB-065307 R4KM-3010-1-JB side runout, var. 1
WII 193302 X T4KM-6082-2-J ARPA side runout, var. 2
DMB-065307 X R4KM-3010-1-J ARPB side runout, var. 2
WIL-190303 T4KM-6045-1-F HSide A runout
DMB-065307 R4KM-3010-1-F S HSide B runout
WIL-190303 T4KM-6045Side A label
B-065307 R4KM-3010Side B label
WIL-190303Side A label
T4KM-6045Side A label
B-065307Side B label
R4KM-3010Side B label
WIL-193302 T4KM6082Label both sides
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 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-132First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Tamla Motown T-54132First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 563First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | US | Tamla T 54132First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Tamla T-54132First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Tamla T-54132First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | US | Tamla T-54132First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Tamla T-54132First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Tamla T-54132First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | US | Tamla T-54132First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | US | Tamla T 54132First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 563First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown GO 45.229First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
13 vinyl pressings of Take This Heart Of Mine are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Netherlands, Australia and more. One of them is Tamla T 54132, released May 2, 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 54132, T-54132, TMG 563, GO 45.229) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WIL-190303 R A3 T4KM-6045-1-C and DMB-065307 R A4 R4KM-3010-1-C. 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.
