Vinyl pressings
by Marvin Gaye · 1967
Your Unchanging Love 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.
15 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 8 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-6083-1 333M07 ⨲ HLV-333M07 ARPA side runout
U4KM-6084-1 B ARP ⨲ HLK-134310 134310B side runout
HLV-333M07A side label
HLX-134310B side label
HLV-333M07Label A
HLX-134310Label B
HLV-333M07 (MR) U4KM-6083-1 △67131Side A runout
HLK-L34310 (MR) U4KM-6084-1 △67130Side B runout
U4KM-6083-1 B ARP [Script]Runout Stamp Sides A & B
333M07 X HLV-333M07Runout Scribed Sides A & B
HLV-333M07Label Sides A & B
HLV-333M07 U4RM-6083-1 Nashville Matrix 10
HLV-333M07 U4RM-6083-1 Nashville Matrix 10
HLV-333M07Label
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-171First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | Tamla Motown T-54153First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Japan | Motown JET-1787First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM.649First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | South Africa | Tamla Motown TMJ 139First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 618First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T 54153First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T 54153First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T-54153First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T 54153First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T-54153First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T-54153First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 618First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 618First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown GO 25.616First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Africa | Tamla Motown tmj 1397", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
16 vinyl pressings of Your Unchanging Love are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Netherlands, Australia and more. One of them is Tamla T-54153, released June 12, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T-54153, T 54153, TMG 618, GO 25.616) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, U4KM-6083-1 333M07 ⨲ HLV-333M07 ARP and U4KM-6084-1 B ARP ⨲ HLK-134310 134310. 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.
