Vinyl pressings
by Marvin Gaye · 1968
You're All I Need was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. 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 1968, the album's first year, in 7 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.
W4RS-4836-1-C A2 R Ω HS-1524Runout, Side A [variant 1]
W4RS-4837-1-C A2 R Ω HS-1525Runout, Side B [variant 1]
W4RS-4836-1-B A1 Ω HS-1524Runout, Side A [variant 2]
W4RS-4837-1-B A1 Ω HS-1525Runout, Side B [variant 2]
W4RS-4836-1-ERunout Side A, stamped
W4RS-4837-1-ERunout Side B, stamped
HS-1584-2Runout Side A, etched
HS-1525-2Runout Side B, etched
W4RS-4837-1-K TS-284-A1 Ƨ ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K A5 o HS-1524Runout A
W4RS-4837-1-G TS-284 HS-1525-2 S-2 dh. T X Ƨ B1Runout B
HS-1524-2 W4RS-4836Label A
HS-1525-2 W4RS-4837Label B
W4RS-4836-1-A I HS-1584 A1Side A runout, variant 1
W4RS-4837-1 I HS-1585Side B runout, variant 1
W4RS-4836-1-A Ω I HS-1524 A1Side A runout, variant 2
W4RS-4837-1 I Ω HS-1525Side B runout, variant 2
H-1524 W4RM-4929A label
H-1525 W4RM-4930B label
STML.11084ASide A label
STML.11084BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Tamla Motown STMLO 11084First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Benelux | Tamla Motown XTM S-5009First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Canada | Tamla Motown TS284 / Tamla Motown TMS 284First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Philippines | Motown MTN-5052-9 / Motown MTN-5052-9First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Tamla Motown STML 11084First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Tamla Motown TML 11084First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | Tamla Motown STML 11084First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Tamla TS 284 / Tamla 284First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Tamla TS284 / Tamla S-284First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Tamla TS284 / Tamla 284First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Tamla TS-284 / Tamla TS284First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Tamla TM-284 DJFirst yearLP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | Venezuela | Tamla LPS-77366First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Tamla TS284 / Tamla 284LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1969 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ-761LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | Motown M5142LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | France | Motown 535006 / Vogue 535006LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | Motown 230·15·039LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Motown M5-142V1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Motown M5-142V1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Motown M5-142V1LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | Tamla Motown STMS 5005 / Tamla Motown 0C 054-64 406LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | Tamla Motown STMS 5005LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Germany | Tamla Motown WL72208LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | US | Tamla TS 284LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 2019 | Europe | Tamla TS 284 / Back To Black 0600753535097LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
26 vinyl pressings of You're All I Need are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1968 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Benelux and more. One of them is Tamla TS 284.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TS 284, TS284, TS-284, TM-284 DJ) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, W4RS-4836-1-C A2 R Ω HS-1524 and W4RS-4837-1-C A2 R Ω HS-1525. 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.
