Vinyl pressings
by The Supremes · 1967
The Supremes Sing Rodgers & Hart 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.
23 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 9 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.
U4RM-3136-1 C A MT 659 S-1 H-1454Side A runout, variant 1
U4RM-3137-1 B A MT 659 S-2 H-1455 RSide B runout, variant 1
U4RM-3136-1 C B1 MT 659 S-1 H-1454 XSide A runout, variant 2
U4RM-3137-1 B A 1 MT 659 S-2 H-1455 R XSide B runout, variant 2
MT 659 S-1 H1454 U4RM-3136-1 C ARunout Side A
I MT 659 S-2 H1455 U4RM-3137-1 B A 3Runout Side B
U4RM–3136 – 1– G MT–659–A SL DDeadwax Side A
U4RM–3137 – 1 H MT–659–B S–2 TDeadwax Side B
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 | Australia | Tamla Motown STMLO 11054First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Tamla Motown MOS 659First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Tamla Motown MS 659First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Motown S 659 / Motown 659First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Tamla Motown 659 / Tamla Motown MM659First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Denmark | Tamla Motown STML 11054First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | Tamla Motown STM 659 / Tamla Motown S TM 659First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | Tamla Motown S TM 659First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | India | Tamla Motown STML 11054First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown MGGO S-9473First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown STML 11054First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Motown MS 659First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Motown S 659First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Motown 659 / Motown HS 1454 2First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Motown 659 / Motown MS-659First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | World Record Club S/5248LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1974 | Spain | Tamla Motown S-32528LP | LP |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Venezuela | Motown LPS-77259LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
29 vinyl pressings of The Supremes Sing Rodgers & Hart are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1967 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Motown Motown 659, released May 22, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Motown 659, M-659, MT-659, M 659) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, U4RM-3136-1 C A MT 659 S-1 H-1454 and U4RM-3137-1 B A MT 659 S-2 H-1455 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.
