Vinyl pressings
by The Miracles · 1964
I Like It Like That was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 7 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.
R4KM-6753-1 MR W085214 Δ52787A-Side Runout Etching
R4KM-6754-1 MR W085209 Δ52786B-Side Runout Etching
DM W-085214A-Side Label
DM W-085209B-Side Label
R4KM 6753-1 C I 2 RA runout etched / stamped
DM W-085214 R4KM 6753A label
DM W-085209 R4KM 6754B label
ARP R4KM-6753-1 W-085214 Nashville Matrix 10Stamped And Etched Side A
ARP R4KM-6754-1 W-085209 Nashville Matrix 10Stamped And Etched Side B
[R4KM-6753-1 2] W-08524 Nashville Matrix 10Runout, Side A, [stamped], etched
[R4KM-6754-1 2] W-085209 Nashville Matrix 10Runout, Side B, [stamped], etched
DM W-085214Label, Side A
DM W-085209Label, Side B
R4KM-6753-1 (stamped) W-085214 (etched) Nashville Matrix (stamped)10 (etched)A-Side Runout
R4KM-6754-1 (stamped) W-085209 (etched) Nashville Matrix (stamped)10 (etched)B-Side Runout
DMW-085214A-Side Label
DMW-085209B-Side Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | Stateside OSS-131First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | France | Columbia SCRF 801First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Japan | Globe JET-1454First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | New Zealand | Stateside MSS 2068First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | UK | Stateside SS 324First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Tamla T-54098First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | US | Tamla T-54098First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Tamla TAMLA 54098First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Tamla TAMLA 54098First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Tamla Tamla 54098First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | US | Tamla TAMLA 54098First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Tamla TAMLA 54098First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Germany | CBS 1477First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Tamla TAMLA 54098First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1964 | US | Tamla T-54098First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Tamla T-540987", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
19 vinyl pressings of I Like It Like That are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Germany, Australia and more. One of them is Tamla TAMLA 54098, released June 3, 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TAMLA 54098, T-54098, Tamla 54098, SS 324) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R4KM-6753-1 MR W085214 Δ52787 and R4KM-6754-1 MR W085209 Δ52786. 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.
