Vinyl pressings
by The Miracles · 1967
More Love 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.
16 pressings came out in 1967, 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.
329M08 U4KM-6019-1A side runout, variant 1
188309 U4KM-6056-1B side runout, variant 1
329M08 WQJ-329M08 U4KM-6019-1 ARPA side runout, variant 2
188309 WII-188309 ARP U4KM-6056-1B side runout, variant 2
WQJ-329M08A Side Label
WII-188309B Side Label
WQJ-329M08A side
WII-188309B side
WQJ-329M08A -U4KM-6059-1A ARP 329M08Both Runouts
WQJ-329M08Both Labels
TMG 614 A-1 KTA runout
TMG 614 B-1 KTB runout
TMG 614 AA label
TMG 614 BB 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Argentina | Tamla Motown tms 0513First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-169First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | Tamla Motown T-54152First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Japan | Motown JET-1782First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM.651First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 614First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 614First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 614First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T-54152First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T-54152First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T-54152First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T-54152First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T 54152First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 614First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 614First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
16 vinyl pressings of More Love are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Netherlands, Argentina and more. One of them is Tamla T-54152, released May 26, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T-54152, T 54152, TMG 614, GO 25.609) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 329M08 U4KM-6019-1 and 188309 U4KM-6056-1. 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.
