Vinyl pressings
by The Supremes · 1969
Someday We'll Be Together was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
39 pressings came out in 1969, 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.
D-K-B-683M03-1 dh.A side deadwax - scribed, curved upwards, variant 1
X4KM-4911-1-D ARPA side deadwax - stamped, curved downwards, variant 1
X4KM-4340-1 ARP(stamped) W-J2-E1-I-488 S08 X (with underline at bottom) (scribed)B side deadwax, variant 1
D-K-B-683M03-1 dh. [⋉ X4KM-4911-1-D ARP]Runout, side A, etched, / [stamped], variant 2
(Downwards) D-K-B-683M03 (Upwards) X4KM-49 I.1 - 1 - E ↓Side A runout
(Downwards) W-J2-E1-I-488S08 (Upwards) X4KM-4340 - 1 - C ↓Side B runout
D-K-B-6383M03Side A label
W-J2-E1-I-488S08Side B label
D-K-B-683M03Side A label
W-J2-E1-1-488S08Side B label
D D-K-B-683M03-RE 78320Side A-Variant 1
W-JZ-E1-1-488S08 78322Side B--Variant 1
D D-K-B-683M03-RE △78320 X4KM-4911-1-CSide A runout(variant 2)-etched
W-JZ-E1-1-488S08 D △78322 X4KM-4340-1 ASide B runout(variant 2)-etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Argentina | Tamla Motown TMS-0547First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Barbados | Tamla Motown TMG 721First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Canada | Tamla Motown M 1156First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Germany | Tamla Motown 1C006-90746 / Tamla Motown C006-90746First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Ghana | Tamla Motown TMG 721First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Ireland | Tamla Motown TMG(I) 721First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Jamaica | Tamla Motown M 1156First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Mexico | Tamla Motown 6597First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown 5C 006 - 90746First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM.738First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Norway | Tamla Motown 7E 006-90746 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Rhodesia | Tamla Motown TMS 267First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | South Africa | Tamla Motown TMS 267First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | South Africa | Tamla Motown TMS 267First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Spain | Tamla Motown M 5070 / Tamla Motown M-5070First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Chile | Tamla Motown M 11567", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Italy | Tamla Motown TM 80497", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Japan | Motown JET-1940 S / MOT-10837", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Japan | Motown JET-1940 S / Motown MOT-10837", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Ebrau M-1156 / Motown M-11567", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Lebanon | Tamla Motown TA 70237", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
45 vinyl pressings of Someday We'll Be Together are listed here, from 28 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, India, Denmark and more. One of them is Motown M 1156, released October 14, 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use M 1156, M-1156, M1156, TMG 721) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, D-K-B-683M03-1 dh. and X4KM-4911-1-D 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.
