Vinyl pressings
by The Miracles · 1967
Make It Happen was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1967, 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.
HS-1476 S-276 S-(overwritten 1,2,3)Runout side A, etched
U4RS-9477-1-H 0Runout side A, stamped
HS-1477 TS-276 S-R.Runout side B, etched
U4RS-9478-1-F XT 0Runout side B, stamped
HS-1476-2Label A
U4RS-9477Label A
HS-1477-2Label B
U4RS-9478Label B
U4RM-9460-1 BSide 1, stamped
U4RM-9461-1 BSide 2, stamped
U4RM-9460-1-F C4 TM-276-A
U4RM-9461-1-F C1 TM-276-B
U4RM-9460-1 D H-1476 S-1 H
U4RM-9461-1 D H-1477 S-2 H
HS-1476 I 2 U4RS-9477-1Side A etched/stamped
HS-1477 I U4RS-9478-1Side B etched/stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Tamla Motown 276 / Tamla Motown TS 276First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Tamla Motown TM 276First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Germany | Tamla Motown STM 276 / Tamla Motown S TM 276First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Japan | Tamla Motown SWG-7501First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown MTM S-3116First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown MTM S-3116LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1967 | South Africa | Tamla Motown TMLJ 5032First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | US | Tamla TS 276 / Tamla TAMLA 276LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1967 | US | Tamla TM 276LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Tamla S-276 / Tamla TAMLA 276First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Tamla S-276 / Tamla TAMLA 276First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Tamla TS-276 / Tamla TAMLA 276LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T-276First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T-276 / Tamla TAMLA 276First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Tamla TS 276First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | Tamla Motown TS 276LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1970 | US | Tamla TS 276 / Tamla TAMLA 276LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1970 | US | Tamla TS 276LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Tamla TS 276 / Tamla TAMLA 276LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Tamla TS 276 / Tamla TAMLA 276LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Tamla TS 276 / Tamla TS-276LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | Pickwick SPC-3389LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | US | Pickwick SPC-3389LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1974 | US | Pickwick SPC-3389LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | Motown M 5156 / Motown M5-156LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | Motown M5-156V1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | Motown M5-156V1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Motown M5-156V1 / Motown M5 - 156V1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | Tamla Motown STMS 5010 / Tamla Motown 0C 054-64 408LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | UK | Tamla Motown STMS 5010LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | UK & Europe | Tamla Motown WL72071LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Italy | TamlaLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2024 | US | Tamla 620916 / Elemental Music 620916LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Motown 230·15·009LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Motown M5-156V1LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
43 vinyl pressings of Make It Happen are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1967 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada, Germany, Japan and more. One of them is Tamla TS 276, released August 29, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TS 276, S-276, T-276, 276) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HS-1476 S-276 S-(overwritten 1,2,3) and U4RS-9477-1-H 0. 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.
