Vinyl pressings
by The Miracles · 1969
Point It Out / Darling Dear was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1969, 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.
W0-62-W-684M1 [ARP X4KM-4928-1]Runout, side A, etched / [Stamped]
R2-K-M5 692M06 / [ARP]Runout, side B, etched / [Stamped]
W0-G2-W- 684M11Label side A
R2-K-M5- 692M06Label side B
WO-62-W-684M11Label side A
R2-K-M5692M06Label side B
W.O-G2-T2-717M09Label side A
R2-K-M5-692M06Label side B
WO-G2-W-684M11 10 X4KM-4928-1-ALabel side A
R2-K-M5-692M06 11 10Label side B
WO-62-W-684M11 X4KM-4928Label side A
R2-K-M5-692M06 X4KM-5501Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-9008First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-9008First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Canada | Tamla Motown T 54189First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | South Africa | Tamla Motown TMS 272First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Tamla T 54189First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Tamla T 54189First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1969 | US | Tamla T 54189First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | US | Tamla T 54189First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Tamla T 54189First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Tamla T 54189First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Tamla T 54189First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Tamla T 54189First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1969 | US | Tamla T-54189First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Tamla T 54189First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | US | Tamla T 54189First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | France | Tamla Motown 2C 006-90993 M7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Germany | Tamla Motown 1C 006-90 9407", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown 5C 006-909407", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Sweden | Tamla Motown 4E 006-909407", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
21 vinyl pressings of Point It Out / Darling Dear are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Australia, Canada, South Africa. One of them is Tamla T 54189, released November 18, 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 54189, T-54189, TMO-9008, TMS 272) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, W0-62-W-684M1 [ARP X4KM-4928-1] and R2-K-M5 692M06 / [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.
