Vinyl pressings
by The Supremes · 1969
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.
15 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 11 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.
HS-1632-2 MS-692 X4RS-4228-1 A4Runout A, variant 1
HS-1633-2 MS-692 X4RS-4229-1 ARunout B, variant 1
HS-1632-2 X4RS-4228-1 A MS-692 A5 + I ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄KRunout A, variant 2
HS-1633-2 X4RS-4229-1 A MS-692 A4 + I ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄KRunout B, variant 2
MS-692 X4RS-4229-1 E HS-1633 2Side A runout
MS-692 X4RS-4228-1 E HS-1632 2Side B runout
HS-1633-2Side A label
HS-1632-2Side B label
HS-1632-2 X4RS-4228-1 D MS-692 + H ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄KRunout A, variant 2
HS-1633-2 X4RS-4229-1 C MS-692 + H ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄KRunout B, variant 2
HS-1632-2 X4RS-4228A side label
HS-1633-2 X4RS-4229B side label
MS-692 X4RS-4229-1 E HS-1633 2 ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K AudioMatrixSide A runout
MS-692 X4RS-4228-1 E HS-1632 2 ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K AudioMatrixSide B runout
HS-1633-2Side A label
HS-1632-2Side B label
HS-1632-2 X4RS-4228-1 MS-692Side A etched in runout
HS-1633-2 X4RS-4229-1 F MS-692Side B etched in runout
HS-1632-2 X4RS-4228Side A label
HS-1633-2 X4RS-4229Side B label
XS-1632-2Hand written (Side A)
MS-692Hand written (Side A)
X4RS-4228-1Inprinted (Side A)
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 | Australia | Tamla Motown STMLO 10028 / Tamla Motown STMLO-10028First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Canada | Tamla Motown MS-692First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | Tamla Motown 1C 062-90 621First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Japan | Tamla Motown SJET-8202 / Tamla Motown MS-692First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Mexico | Tamla Motown STAM-190First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown STMLM 6041First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | South Africa | Motown TMC 5111First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Spain | Tamla Motown MS-9010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Motown MS-692 DJFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Motown MS 692 / Motown S 692First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Motown MS 692 / Motown S-692First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Motown MS 692 / Motown S 692First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | India | Tamla Motown SETML 9First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Italy | Tamla Motown TSP 34031First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Motown MS-692 / Motown MS 692First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown 5C 062-90621LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | Tamla Motown STML 11122 / Tamla Motown 1E 062 ◦ 90621LP, Album, Stereo, White Label, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Stereo, White Label, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1970 | UK | Tamla Motown STML 11122 / Tamla Motown 1E 062 ◦ 90621LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | UK | Tamla Motown TML 11122 / Tamla Motown 1E 062 ◦ 90621(M)LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Taiwan | 先鋒 PRC-5051LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Tamla Motown 2 C 062-90621LP, Album | LP, Album |
21 vinyl pressings of Together are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, India, Italy, Australia and more. One of them is Motown MS-692, released September 23, 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS-692, MS 692, MS-692 DJ, SETML 9) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HS-1632-2 MS-692 X4RS-4228-1 A4 and HS-1633-2 MS-692 X4RS-4229-1 A. 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.
