Vinyl pressings
by The Supremes · 1965
I Hear A Symphony 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.
18 pressings came out in 1965, 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.
HXV-156317 Ω ARP SK4M--2670-1-PSide A stamped, exc. HXV... and Ω etched
HLV-120108 SK4M--2667-2-P ARPSide B stamped, exc. HLV... etched
DM HXV-156317Side A label
DM HLV-120108Side B label
SK4M--2670-1-H A1 R Ω HXV-156317A-side runout
SK4M--2667-2 H A1 R HLV-120108B-side runout
DM HXV-156317 SK4M 2670A-side label
DM HLV-120108 SK4M 2667B-side label
△59040 SK4M - - 2670-1 M (MR) HXV-156317A runout
△59039 SK4M - - 2667-2 M (MR) HLV-126108B runout
DM HXV-156317A label
DM HLV-120108B label
HXV-156317 SK4M--2670-1-PA-side Runout Etching
HLV-120108 SK4M--2667-2-PB-side Runout Etching
DM HXV-156317Side A label
DM HLV-120108Side B label
T I HXV-156317(etched) SK4M--2670-1 Q(stamped)Side A runout stamped, etched
T I HLV-120108(etched) SK4M--2667-2-Q(stamped)Side B runout stamped, etched
DM HXV-156317Side A label
DM HLV-120108Side B label
HXV-156317 SK4M--2670-1-PBoth Sides
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 | Unknown | Tamla Motown M-1083First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-116First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Canada | Tamla Motown M-1083First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Germany | Tamla Motown TM-1083First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM.618First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Motown M-1083First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Motown M-1083First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Motown M 1083First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Motown 1083First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | South Africa | Tamla Motown 45-TMJ 110First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Motown M-1083First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Motown Motown 1083First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Motown Motown 1083First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | Motown MOTOWN 1083First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Motown M-1083First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Tamla Motown 10837", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Jamaica | Tamla Motown M-10837", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Japan | Motown JET-16307", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
22 vinyl pressings of I Hear A Symphony are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1965 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, South Africa, Netherlands and more. One of them is Motown M-1083, released October 6, 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M-1083, Motown 1083, MOTOWN 1083, M 1083) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HXV-156317 Ω ARP SK4M--2670-1-P and HLV-120108 SK4M--2667-2-P 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.
