Vinyl pressings
by The Supremes · 1967
Reflections was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
30 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 18 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.
-U4KM-9467-1-B B3A side deadwax - stamped
-U4KM-6098-1-B B2B side deadwax - stamped
R(stamped/inverted) HLV-330M10 (sideways S)A side deadwax - scribed
HII-205317 (sideways S) R(stamped/inverted)B side deadwax - scribed
HLV-330M10 A 330M10 -U4KM-9467-1-J ARPA side runout, variant 1
205317 HII-205317 A -U4KM-6098-1-J ARPB side runout, variant 1
HLV-330M10 A 330M10 x -U4KM-9467-1-J ARPA side runout, variant 2
205317 HII-205317 A -U4KM-6098-1-J ARPB side runout, variant 2
-U4KM-9467-1-H Nashville Matrix 10 HLV-330M10 ⎍Runout side A
-U4KM-6098-1-H Nashville Matrix HII-205317 ⎍ 10Runout side B
HLV-330M10Label A
HII-205317Label B
-U4KM-9467-1-G 67609A side deadwax - stamped, variant 1
-U4KM-6098-1-G 67608B side deadwax - stamped, variant 1
-U4KM-6098-1-G O HLV-330M10 (MR) △67609A side deadwax - stamped, variant 2
-U4KM-9467-1-G HII-205317 (MR) △67608B side deadwax - stamped, variant 2
-U4KM-9467-1- A4 I HLV-330M10 SRunout, side A, etched
-U4KM-6098-1- A2 HII-205317 S IRunout, side B, etched
HLV-330M10 U4KM-9467Label side A
HII-205317 U4KM-6098Label side B
-U4KM-9467-1-F H HLV-330M10Side A runout
-U4KM-6098-1-F H HII-205317Side B runout
HLV-330M10 U4KM-9467Side A label
HII-205317 U4KM-6098Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Tamla Motown M-1111First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Denmark | Tamla Motown TMG 616First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | France | Tamla Motown FT 103First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Germany | Tamla Motown TM 1111First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1967 | India | Tamla Motown TMG 616First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Jamaica | Tamla Motown MOTOWN-1111First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown GO 25.624First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown GO 25.624First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM.656First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Nigeria | Tamla Motown 45-TMG 616First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Rhodesia | Tamla Motown TMJ 140First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | South Africa | Tamla Motown TMJ 140First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Spain | Tamla Motown M-5022First yearSingle, 7", 45 RPM | Single, 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Sweden | Tamla Motown TMG 616First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 616First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Belgium | Motown ZB 428757" | 7" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | UK | Secret 7" S7 23*A7", Single Sided, Single, Numbered, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Numbered | 7", Single Sided, Single, Numbered, Test Pressing · Test pressing, Numbered |
| 2015 | UK | Secret 7" S7 23*A7", Single Sided, Single, Numbered · Numbered | 7", Single Sided, Single, Numbered · Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Tamla Motown TMS-05167", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
34 vinyl pressings of Reflections are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1967 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Denmark, Norway and more. One of them is Motown MOTOWN 1111, released July 24, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MOTOWN 1111, M-1111, M 1111, MOT-1111) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, -U4KM-9467-1-B B3 and -U4KM-6098-1-B B2. 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.
