Vinyl pressings
by The Miracles · 1972
1957 1972 was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 2 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.
HS-1995-1 B5RS-8281 TVC A1 1232110Side 1 matrix
HS-1996-2 B5RS-8282 TVC A1 1232110Side 2 matrix
HS-1997-3 B5RS-8283 TVC A1 1232110Side 3 matrix
HS-1998-4 B5RS-8284 TVC A1 1232110Side 4 matrix
HS-1995-1 B5RS-8281-1A 1232110 A2Side A runout
HS-1996-2 B5RS-8282-1 A2 1232110Side B runout
HS-1997-3 B5RS-8283-1 1232110 A1Side C runout
HS-1998-4 B5RS-8284-1 B1 1232110Side D runout
HS-1995-1 B5RS-8281 EX-D 1232110 TVC A3Side 1 runout, etched
HS-1996-2 B5RS-8282 TVC A2 EX-D 1232110Side 2 runout, etched
HS-1997-3 B5RS-8283 TVC A2 EX-D 1232110Side 3 runout, etched
HS-1998-4 B5RS-8284 TVC A2 EX-D 1232110Side 4 runout, etched
HS-1995-1 B5RS-8281 T320F H 1232110Side A runout etched except H
HS-1996-2 B5RS-8281 T320D H 1232110Side B runout etched except H
HS-1997-3 B5RS-8281 T320D H 1232110Side C runout etched except H
HS-1998-4 B5RS-8281 T320D H 1232110Side D runout etched except H
T 320D - HS1995-1-5-16ASide A runout
T 320B - HS1996 /ASide B runout
HS 1997 T 320-B5RS-8283 /ASide C runout
HS 1998 T 320-B5RS-8284 /ASide D runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | Tamla T 320R2 / Tamla T320DFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Tamla T 320DFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Tamla T 320DFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Tamla T 320DFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Tamla T320D / Tamla T 320DFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Tamla T320DFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Tamla T 320D / Tamla T320DFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Tamla T 320DFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Tamla Motown 1C 188-94 129/30LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Tamla Motown STMA 8008 / Tamla Motown 0C 064 ○ 94183LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | Tamla Motown STMA 8008 / Tamla Motown 0C 064 ○ 94183LP, Album | LP, Album |
11 vinyl pressings of 1957 1972 are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1972 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, Canada. One of them is Tamla T 320D, released December 8, 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 320D, T320D, T 320R2) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HS-1995-1 B5RS-8281 TVC A1 1232110 and HS-1996-2 B5RS-8282 TVC A1 1232110. 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.
