Vinyl pressings
by The Supremes · 1968
Love Child / Will This Be The Day was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
43 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 23 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.
H QQQ-484M05 W4KM-5818Side A runout (stamped except for "QQQ-484M05")
W2-K-U-480M09 H W4KM-5805Side B (stamped except for "W2-K-U-480M09")
QQQ-484M05 W4KM-5818Side A label
W2-K-U-480M09 W4KM-5805Side B label
Q-Q-BDI-484M05 10A-Side Runout
W-2-K-U-480M09 10 W4KM-5803-1 AB-Side Runout
QQQ-484M05Side A label
W2-K-U-480M09Side B label
-Q-Q-BD1-t8tMO5 △73326Runout Side A, etched
W2-K-U-480MO9 [MR(circled)] △73319 [W4KM-5803-1 G] ORunout Side B, etched [stamped]
QQQ-484-MO5Label Side A
W2-K-U-480MO9Label Side B
Q·Q-BDI-4X4M05Side A, variant 1
W2-K-U-480M09 W4KM-5803-1Side B, variant 1
Q·Q-BDI-4X4M05Side A, variant 2
W2-K-U-480M09 W4KM-5803-1 J ⋉Side B, variant 2
[stamped] R W4KM-5818-1 B A1 [etched] QQBD1-484M05Side A Runout, Variant 1
[stamped] R W4KM-5803-1 B [etched] A1 W2-K-U-480M09Side B Runout, Variant 1
[stamped] R W4KM‑5818‑1 D [etched] QQBD1‑484M0Side A Runout, Variant 2
[stamped] R W4KM‑3803‑1 B A1 [etched] W 2‑K‑U‑480M09Side B Runout, Variant 2
QQBD1-484M05 W4KM-5818-1Side A stamped
W2-K-U-480M09 I W4KM-5803-1Side B stamped
QQQ-484M05 W4KM-5818Side A label
W2-K-U-480M09 W4KM-5803Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Brazil | Rozenblit CS-5.028 / Motown CS-5.028First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Canada | Tamla Motown M-1135First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | France | Tamla Motown FT 150First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | France | Tamla Motown FT 150First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Tamla Motown TM 1135First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Greece | Tamla Motown GTM 118First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | India | Tamla Motown TMG.677First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Ireland | Tamla Motown TMG(I) 677First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Italy | Tamla Motown TM 8041First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Japan | Tamla Motown JET-1873 / Motown JET-1873First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Japan | Tamla Motown JET-1873 / Tamla Motown MOT–1064First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Lebanon | Tamla Motown TA 7004First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Lebanon | Tamla Motown 2 TA 7004First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | Mexico | Tamla Motown 6407First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown GO 25.859First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Tamla Motown TMS-05357", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 6777", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
46 vinyl pressings of Love Child / Will This Be The Day are listed here, from 25 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Norway and more. One of them is Motown M 1135, released September 30, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M 1135, M-1135, Motown 1135, MOT-1135) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, H QQQ-484M05 W4KM-5818 and W2-K-U-480M09 H W4KM-5805. 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.
