Vinyl pressings
by Stevie Wonder · 1968
You Met Your Match / My Girl 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.
22 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 11 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.
[W4KM-3845-1-J ARP] D3-E1-U-435M10A side runout, etched, [stamped]
[W4KM-3846-1-J ARP] CKO-341MO6B side runout, etched, [stamped]
CKO-341MO6Side A label
D3-E1-U-435M10Side B label
CKO-341MO6 [MR Logo] △72077 W4KM-3846-1-G OSide A Runout
D3-E1-U-435M10 [MR Logo] △72078 W4KM-3845-1-G OSide B Runout
CKO-341MO6Side A Label
D3-E1-U-435M10Side B Label
CKO-341MO6Side A label
D3-EL-U-435M10Side B label
CKO-341MO6 [etched square wave symbol] W4KM-3846-1Deadwax A
D3-El-U-435M10 [etched square wave symbol] W4KM-3845-1 H 10Deadwax B
W4KM-3845-1 A1 E [Scribed upside down: D3-E1-U-435M10]Stamped in runout A
W4KM-3846-1 A1 [Scribed upside down: CKO-341M06]Stamped in runout B
D3-E1-U-435M10 W4KM-3845Label A
CKO-341MO6 W4KM-3846Label B
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 TMO-8444First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-8444First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Canada | Tamla Motown T-54168First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | France | Tamla Motown FT 140First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Tamla Motown TM 54168First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | India | Tamla Motown ETM. 9First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Lebanon | Tamla TAM 7002First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown GO 25.830 / Tamla 54168First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM.689First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Sweden | Tamla Motown TMK 113First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 666First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 666First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Tamla T-54168First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Tamla T-54168First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Tamla T-54168First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
22 vinyl pressings of You Met Your Match / My Girl are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Tamla T-54168.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T-54168, T 54168, T-54168DJ, TMG 666) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, [W4KM-3845-1-J ARP] D3-E1-U-435M10 and [W4KM-3846-1-J ARP] CKO-341MO6. 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.
