Vinyl pressings
by The Miracles · 1968
If You Can Want 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.
25 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 8 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.
WK J-407M11 -W4KM-2671-1-J ARPRunout side A
WO-K J-407M04 -W4KM-2670-1-J ARPRunout side B
WKJ-405M11Label side A
WO-KJ-407M04Label side B
WK J-405M11Runout, etched, side A
W4KM 2671-1 CRunout, stamped, side A
WO-K J-407M04Runout, etched, side B
W4KM-2670-1 CRunout, stamped, side B
WKJ-405M11Label, side A
WO-KJ-407M04Label, side B
WK J-407M11 (MR) -W4KM-2671-1-G ∆70143Runout, side A
∆70142 O WO-K J-407M04 -W4KM-2670-1-G (MR)Runout, side B
WKJ-405M11Label, side A
WO-KJ-407M04Label, side B
-W4KM-2671-1-H 10 ⎍ WK J-405MH Nashville MatrixSide A runout
-W4KM-2670-1-H Nashville Matrix 10 ⎍ WO-K J-407M04Side B runout
WKJ-405M11Side A label
WO-KJ-407M04Side B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-199First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-199First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Canada | Tamla Motown T-54162First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Tamla Motown T-54162First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Tamla Motown FT 123First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM 674First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Norway | Tamla Motown TMG 648First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 648First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Tamla T-54162First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Tamla T-54162First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Tamla T-54162First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Tamla T-54162First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Tamla T-54162First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Tamla T 54162First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Tamla T-54162DJFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
25 vinyl pressings of If You Can Want are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Netherlands, Australia and more. One of them is Tamla T-54162, released February 8, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T-54162, T 54162, T-54162DJ, TMG 648) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WK J-407M11 -W4KM-2671-1-J ARP and WO-K J-407M04 -W4KM-2670-1-J ARP. 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.
