Vinyl pressings
by The Supremes · 1967
The Supremes Sing Motown 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.
10 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 4 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.
TML11047 A-1 1 0Side A runout, variant 1
TML11047 B-1 1 RSide B runout, variant 1
TML11047 A-1 T 1Side A runout, variant 2
TML11047 B-1 O 1Side B runout, variant 2
STML 11047 A-1Side 1 Stamped
STML 11047 B-1Side 2 Stamped
STML 11047ASide 1 Label
STML11047BSide 2 Label
STML 11047 A-1
STML 11047 B-1
TR4S-6877-1 B1Runout A, stamped
TR4S-6878-2 B1 XRunout B, stamped
ST 3012 A HS-1418 S-1Runout A, etched
ST 3012 B HS-1419 S-2Runout B, etched
TR4S--6877-1Side 1, stamped, variant 1
TR4S--6878-1Side 2, stamped, variant 1
HS-1418 / ST 3012 ASide 1, etched, variant 1
ST 3012 BSide 2, etched, variant 1
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 | Denmark | Tamla Motown STML 11047First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | Tamla Motown WL72238First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown MTM S-3012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown MTM S-3012 / Tamla Motown Motown MS 650First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown MTM S-3012First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown MTM S-3012First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown MTM S-3012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown MTM S-3012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown TML 11047First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown STML 11047First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Germany | Tamla Motown 1 C 062-90 851LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | UK | Tamla Motown STMS 5014 / Tamla Motown 0C 054-90 851LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | UK | Tamla Motown STMS 5014LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Unknown | Tamla Motown 0600753961537 / Elemental Music 700183LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Africa | Tamla Motown TMLJ 5009LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Tamla Motown STML 11047LP, Repress, Stereo | LP, Repress, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of The Supremes Sing Motown are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1967 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in UK, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands. One of them is Tamla Motown TML 11047, released May 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TML 11047, STML 11047, WL72238, MTM S-3012) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TML11047 A-1 1 0 and TML11047 B-1 1 R. 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.
