Vinyl pressings
by The Supremes · 1976
I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do The Walking was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1976, 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.
STEREO M1391F-63761-S-06A MR Δ99628A-Side Runout Etching
STEREO M1391F-63226-S-06B MR Δ99629B-Side Runout Etching
63761-SA-Side Label
63326-SB-Side Label
M1391F-63761-S-06B MR(circled) Δ99628A-Side Runout Etching
M1391F-63226-S-06A MR(circled) Δ99629B-Side Runout Etching
63761-SA-Side Label
63326-SB-Side Label
STEREO M1391F-63761-S-06A MR Δ99628A-Side Runout Etching
STEREO M1391F-63226-S-06B MR Δ99629B-Side Runout Etching
63761-SA-Side Label
63326-SB-Side Label
M1391F-63761-M-06A MR △99627A-side runout groove inscription
M1391F-63761-S-06B MR △99628B-side runout groove inscription
63761-MA-side label
63761-SB-side label
YTMG 1029 A-1 RRunout side A
YTMG 1029 B-1 ORunout side B
YTMG 1029ALabel side A
YTMG 1029BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Canada | Motown M 1391 FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Canada | Motown M 1391FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | France | Tamla Motown 2C 010 - 97.769 / Tamla Motown 2 C010-97769First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1976 | France | Tamla Motown 2C 010-97.769First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Germany | Tamla Motown 1C 006-97 769 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-97 769First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Italy | Motown 3c 006-97769First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Italy | Motown 3C 006-97769 / Motown 3C 006 97769First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Jamaica | Tamla Motown M 1391FFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM 929First year7" | 7" |
| 1976 | South Africa | Motown TMS 463First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 1029First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | US | Motown M 1391FFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Spain | Motown 17.349First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | US | Motown M 1391FFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | US | Motown M 1391FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
23 vinyl pressings of I'm Gonna Let My Heart Do The Walking are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Spain, Italy and more. One of them is Motown M 1391F, released March 16, 1976.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M 1391F, TMG 1029, 17.349, TSM NP 64255) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STEREO M1391F-63761-S-06A MR Δ99628 and STEREO M1391F-63226-S-06B MR Δ99629. 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.
