Vinyl pressings
by The Miracles · 1966
Away We A Go-Go 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.
15 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 4 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.
TR4M--0409-1 I A3Side A runout, variant 1
TR4M--0410-1 A2 I RSide B runout, variant 1
TR4M--0409-1 I A2Side A runout, variant 2
TR4M--0410-1 I D4Side B runout, variant 2
TR4M--0409-1-D HRunout A
T4RM--0410-1-D HRunout B
H-1420-3 TR4M-0409Label A
H-1421-2 TR4M-0410Label B
TR4S-6853-1 G S-271ASide A runout, variant 1
TR4S-6854-1 G S-271 BSide B runout, variant 1
TR4S -6853-1 F 0 A II II II III TS-271-ASide A runout, variant 2
TR4S -6854-1 F B IIII II A I I I I 0 TS-271-BSide B runout, variant 2
R = HS-1420 TR4S -6853-1-BA-side runout etching
= R HS-1421 TR4S -6854-1-BB-side runout etching
HS-1420 TR4S-6853A-side label
HS-1421 TR4S-6854B-side label
TR4M - 0409 - 1 B RA-side runout stamped. B & R etched.
TR4M - - 0410 - 1 B RB-side runout stamped. B & R etched
HS-1420 TR4M-0409A-side label
HS-1421 TR4M-0410B-side label
TR4S--6853-1-D HRunout side A, stamped
T4RS--6854-1-D HRunout side B, stamped
HS-1420-3 TR4S-6853Label side A
HS-1421-3 TR4S-6854Label side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMLO 10005First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Tamla Motown TMS 271 / Tamla Motown TS271First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | Canada | Tamla Motown TM 271 / Tamla Motown 271First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Germany | Tamla Motown S TM 271First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Tamla T 271 / Tamla TAMLA 271First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Tamla TM 271 / Tamla TAMLA 271First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Tamla TM 271First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Tamla TM 271 / Tamla Tamla 271First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Tamla 271 / Tamla TM271First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Tamla 271 / Tamla Tamla 271First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Tamla TS271 / Tamla TS-271First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Tamla TM 271 / Tamla TAMLA271First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Tamla S-271First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Tamla TS-271 / Tamla Tamla 271First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | Tamla S-271 / Tamla TAMLA 271First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ 535LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Germany | Motown 230·15·038LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Germany | Motown 230.15.038LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Motown M5-136V1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Motown M5-136V1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Motown M5-136V1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Tamla Motown S TM 271LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Taiwan | World Record SLW-1580LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Tamla S-271 / Tamla TAMLA 271LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Tamla TS 271 / Tamla TM271LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
28 vinyl pressings of Away We A Go-Go are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1966 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany. One of them is Tamla TM 271, released November 16, 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TM 271, 271, TS271, S-271) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TR4M--0409-1 I A3 and TR4M--0410-1 A2 I R. 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.
