Vinyl pressings
by The Elgins · 1966
Heaven Must Have Sent You 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.
14 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 6 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.
Nashville Matrix HIV-206317 10 TK4M-3657-1 AEtched Stamped Side A
Nashville Matrix HIX-204315 10 TK4M-3658-1 AEtched Stamped Side B
HIV-206317Label A
HIX-204315Label B
HIV-206317 MR [stamped-in circle] TK4M-3657-1 ∆62578 ○Runout
HIV-206317Label
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 | Argentina | Tamla Motown VIP-25037First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Ireland | Tamla Motown TMG(I) 771First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 771First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1966 | US | V.I.P. V.I.P.-25037First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1966 | Canada | Tamla Motown V-25037First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | V.I.P. V.I.P. 25037First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | V.I.P. V.I.P.-25037First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | V.I.P. V.I.P.-25037First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | V.I.P. V.I.P.-25037First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | V.I.P. V.I.P.-25037First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 583First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1966 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 583First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 583First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono, Colored vinyl |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown GO 25.449 / Artone Gramofoonplaten GO 25.449First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-95307", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-95307", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Germany | Tamla Motown 1 C 006-92 543 M7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown 5C 006-92543 / Tamla Motown 5C 006-92 5437", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1971 | Norway | Tamla Motown TMG 7717", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Portugal | Tamla Motown TMG 7717", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1971 | Scandinavia | Tamla Motown TMG 7717", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1971 | South Africa | Tamla Motown TMS 3307", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 7717", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1971 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 7717", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1971 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 7717", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Reissue · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1971 | US | V.I.P. V 25065F7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Single |
| 1971 | US | V.I.P. V 25065F7", 45 RPM, Promo, Reissue · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1971 | US | V.I.P. V 25065F7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Single |
| 1971 | US | V.I.P. V 25065F A7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Tamla Motown V-25065F7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM.8017", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 7717", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 7717", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 7717", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 7717", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
36 vinyl pressings of Heaven Must Have Sent You are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1966 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Canada, Netherlands and more. One of them is V.I.P. V.I.P. 25037, released July 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V.I.P. 25037, V.I.P.-25037, TMG 583, TMG 771) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, Nashville Matrix HIV-206317 10 TK4M-3657-1 A and Nashville Matrix HIX-204315 10 TK4M-3658-1 A. 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.
