Vinyl pressings
by The Miracles · 1964
(You Can't Let The Boy Overpower) The Man In You 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.
9 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 2 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-3339-1 B DMB-068102 Nashviile Matrix 10Side A
P4KM-1655-1 B DMV-019201 Nashviile Matrix 10Side B
DM B-068102Side A Label
DM V-019201Side B Label
R4KM-3339-1 B DMB-068102 Nashviile Matrix 10Side A
P4KM-1655-1 B DMV-019201 Nashviile Matrix 10Side B
DM B-068102Side A Label
DM V-019201Side B Label
DM B-068102Side A Printed
DM V-019201Side B Printed
Nashville Matrix 10 ARPStamped
DM B-068102 R4KM 3339Side A Printed
DM V-019201 P4KM 1655Side B Printed
R4KM-3339-1 B AIRunout, side A, variant 1
P4KM-1655 - AI X2Runout, side B, variant 1
Δ-51329-X R4KM-3339-1 DMB-068102A side runout etched stamped
45-DMV-019201 R4KM-1655-1 D Δ-51329B side runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | UK | Stateside SS 282First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Tamla 54092First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Tamla T-54092First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Tamla T-54092First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Tamla T-54092First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Tamla TAMLA 54092First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1964 | US | Tamla TAMLA 54092First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Tamla TAMLA 54092First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Stateside SS 282First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Tamla T 540927", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | CBS 14457", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Tamla T-540927", 45 RPM, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Repress |
12 vinyl pressings of (You Can't Let The Boy Overpower) The Man In You are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK. One of them is Tamla TAMLA 54092, released January 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TAMLA 54092, T-54092, 54092, SS 282) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R4KM-3339-1 B DMB-068102 Nashviile Matrix 10 and P4KM-1655-1 B DMV-019201 Nashviile Matrix 10. 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.
