Vinyl pressings
by The Supremes · 1965
Back In My Arms Again was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 12 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.
HLV-126105 MR S4KM-6814-1 D Δ57080A-Side Runout Etching
HQV-120312 Δ56835 S4KM-4730-1 GB-Side Runout Etching
DM HLV-127205A-Side Label
DM HQV-120312B-Side Label
HLV-126105 Nashville Matrix 10 S4KM-6814-1A-side runout
HQV-120312 S4KM-473 -1 Nashville Matrix 10B-side runout
HLV-127205 [S4KM-473 -1] Nashville Matrix 10A-side runout, scribed, [stamped], Variant 2
HQV-120312 [S4KM-473 -1] Nashville Matrix 10B-side runout, scribed, [stamped], Variant 2
HLV-126105 Nashville Matrix 10 S4KM-6314-1 𝓐𝓡𝓟Run-out Side A, stamped (HLV-, 10 etched)
HQV-120312 S4KM-4730-1 Nashville Matrix 10Run-out Side B, stamped (HQV-, 10, etched)
ZTSC104218-1 A 1A-side runout etching - variant 1
ZTSC104219-1 C 3B-side runout etching - variant 1
ZTSC104218-1 A 1A-side runout etching - variant 2
ZTSC104219-1 A 3B-side runout etching - variant 2
54KM-4737-1 F 10 Nashville Matrix HLV-127205Runout, Side A
54KM 4738-1 F Nashville Matrix 10 HQV-120312Runout, Side B
DM HLV-127205Side A Label
DM HQV-120312Side B Label
HLV-127205 [S4KM-4737-1 A A 3 I]Runout, Side A, Etched / [stamped]
HQV-120312 [A2 S4KM-4730-1 A ]Runout, Side B, Etched / [stamped]
DM HLV 127205 S4KM-4737Label Side A
DM HQV 120312 S4KM-4730Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-105First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Canada | Tamla Motown M-1075First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Denmark | Tamla Motown TMG 516First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Japan | Tamla Motown JET-1543 / Motown JET-1543First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown GO 42.605First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM.608First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Norway | Tamla Motown TMG 516First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | South Africa | Tamla Motown TMJ 105First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1965 | Sweden | Tamla Motown TMG 516First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 516First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | Germany | Tamla Motown 1075First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | US | Motown MOTOWN 1075First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | US | Motown M 1075 / Motown MT 1075First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | US | Motown M-1075First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | US | Motown MT 1075 / Motown MOTOWN 1075First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Finland | Tamla Motown TMG 5167", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Norway | Tamla Motown TMG 5167", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
26 vinyl pressings of Back In My Arms Again are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Germany, Netherlands and more. One of them is Motown MOTOWN 1075, released April 15, 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MOTOWN 1075, M 1075, M-1075, MT 1075) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HLV-126105 MR S4KM-6814-1 D Δ57080 and HQV-120312 Δ56835 S4KM-4730-1 G. 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.
