Vinyl pressings
by The Supremes · 1968
Sing And Perform "Funny Girl" 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.
17 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 10 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.
W4RS-8650-DRunout A variant 1
W4RS-8651-1-BRunout B variant 1
W4RS-8650-1-D A1 R Ω [(hand etched) HS-1534]Runout side A; variant 2
W4RS-8651-1-C A2 R Ω– [(hand etched) HS-1535]Runout side B; variant 2
HS-1534 [omega] (hand etched) W4RS-8650-1-A (machine pressed)Side A runout groove etchings
HS-1535-2 MS-672 5.2 (plus unidentified signature, all hand etched) W4RS-8651-1 A 1 (machine pressed)Side B runout groove etchings
HS-1534-2 W4RS-8650Side A label
HS-1535-3 W4RS-8651Side B label
W4RS-8650-1-A A1 I- Ω [(hand etched) HS-1534]Runout Side A
W4RS-8651-1 l A3 [(hand etched) MS-672 HS-1535-2]Runout Side B
HS-1534-2 W4RS-8650Label Side A
HS-1535-3 W4RS-8651Label Side B
W4RS-8650Side A label
W4RS-8651Side B label
HS-1534 MS-672 S-1＼dh T W4RS-8650-1-G 0 A6Runout Side A, variant 1
HS-1535 MS-672 S-2＼dh T W4RS-8651-1-H D2Runout Side B, variant 1
HS-1534 MS-672 S-1.＼dh. T W4RS-8650-1-G o. A7Runout Side A, variant 2
HS-1535 MS-672 S-2.＼dh. T W4RS-8651-1-H o A6Runout Side B, variant 2
HS-1534 Ω Ｉ W4RS-8650-ASide A runout, etched; "Ｉ" and "W4RS-8650-A" are stamped
HS-1535-2 MS-672 S-2 Ｉ W4RS-8651-1Side B runout, etched; "Ｉ" and "W4RS-8650-A" are stamped
HS-1534-2 W4RS-8650Side A label
HS-1535-3 W4RS-8651Side 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 | Australia | Tamla Motown STMLO-10016 / Tamla Motown STMLO 10016First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Motown S 672 / Motown S672First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Tamla Motown MS672 / Tamla Motown MOS672First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | Tamla Motown STM 672First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | India | Motown SETML-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Mexico | Tamla Motown STAM 148First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown MGGO S-9484First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown STMLM 6018 / Tamla Motown STMLM.6018First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Sweden | Motown S 672 / Motown MS672First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Motown MS672 / Motown MS 672First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Motown MS672 / Motown MS 672First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Motown MT 672 DJFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | US | Motown MS672 / Motown MS 672First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Motown MS672 / Motown S-672First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Motown MS672 / Motown MS 672First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Spain | Motown S-32.540LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
22 vinyl pressings of Sing And Perform "Funny Girl" are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1968 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Motown MS672.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS672, MS 672, MT 672 DJ, STMLO-10016) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, W4RS-8650-D and W4RS-8651-1-B. 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.
