Vinyl pressings
by The Supremes · 1971
Touch was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. 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 1971, 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.
A4RS-2678-1-D MS-737 TVC ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K HS-1865-2Side A runout, variant 1
A4RS-2679-1-D HS-1866-2 MS-737 S2 TVCSide B runout, variant 1
A4RS-2678-1-D MS-737 TVC ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K HS-1865-2Side A runout, variant 2
A4RS-2679-1-D HS-1866-2 MS-737 S-2 d TVCSide B runout, variant 2
A4RS-2678-1-DRunout A, stamped
MS-737 TVC HS-1865-2 ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄KRunout A, etched
A4RS-2679-1-DRunout B, stamped
HS-1866-2 MS-737 S-2. dh. TVCRunout B, etched
MS - 737 TYC HS-1865-2 A4RS-2678-1-DRunout side A, variant 1
HS-1866-2 MS - 737 5.2. TYC A4RS-2679-1-DRunout side B, variant 1
MS-737 [Signature] 1 I HS-1865-2 A4RS-2678-1-Runout side A, variant 2
MS - 737 [Signature] 1 I HS-1866-2 A4RS-2679-1-Runout side B, variant 2
HS-1865-2 A4RS-2678Label side A
HS-1866-2 A4RS-2679Label side B
STML 11189 A-1Side A
STML 11189 B-1Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia & New Zealand | Motown STMLO-10067First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Tamla Motown MS-737First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Denmark | Tamla Motown MS 737First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Tamla Motown 1 C 062-92 498First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | Motown SWG-7520First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown 5C 062-92498First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown STMLM 6078First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | South Africa | Motown TMC 5200 / Tamla Motown TMC 5200First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Tamla Motown STML 11189 / Tamla Motown 1E 062 ◦ 92498First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Motown MS-737 / Motown MS 737First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Motown MS-737 / Motown MS737First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Motown MS-737 / Motown MS 737First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Motown MS-737 / Motown S-737First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Motown MS-737 / Motown MS-737 DJFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Venezuela | Motown LPS-77809First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Colombia | Codiscos ECI-69LP, Album | LP, Album |
19 vinyl pressings of Touch are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1971 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Australia & New Zealand, Canada and more. One of them is Motown MS-737.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS-737, STML 11189, STMLO-10067, MS 737) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A4RS-2678-1-D MS-737 TVC ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K HS-1865-2 and A4RS-2679-1-D HS-1866-2 MS-737 S2 TVC. 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.
