Vinyl pressings
by The Temptations · 1969
I Can't Get Next To You 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.
26 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 17 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.
N-K-S/N-641M05. ARP X4KM-4230-1 B XIRunout A etched [ARP X4KM-4230-1 B stamped]
N-K-N-641M01. L ARP X4KM-4231-1 B XIRunout B etched [ARP X4KM-4231-1 B stamped]
N-K-S-N-641M05Label A
N-K-N-641M01Label B
N-K-S/N-641M05. MR △77444 X4KM-4230-1 oRunout A
N-K-N-641M01. MR △77445 X4KM-4231-1 oRunout B
N-K-S/N-641M05Label A
N-K-N-641M01Label B
N-K-S/N-641M05.Runout A
N-K-N-641M01.Runout B
N-K-S-N-641M05.Label A
N-K-N-641M01.Label B
N-K-S-N-641M05Label A
N-K-N-641M01Label B
N-K-S/N-641M05. 10 X4KM-4230-1 A
N-K-N-641M01. 10 X4KM-4231-1 A
N-K-S-N-641M05Label A
N-K-N-641M01Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Unknown | Tamla Motown G-7093First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-8876First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Brazil | Gordy G-7093First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1969 | Canada | Tamla Motown G-7093First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Finland | Tamla Motown TMK 136First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | France | Tamla Motown 2 C 006-90 549 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | Tamla Motown 1 C 006-90 549 / Tamla Motown 1 C 006-90549 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Germany | Tamla Motown 1C 006-90 549First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | India | Tamla Motown ETM. 35First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM.733First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Norway | Tamla Motown TMK 136First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Philippines | Motown G-7093First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Spain | Tamla Motown M-5066First yearSingle, 7", 45 RPM | Single, 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Sweden | Tamla Motown TMK 136First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Sweden | Tamla Motown TMK 136First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 7227", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 7227", Single | 7", Single |
| 1970 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 7227", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Tamla Motown TMS-05457", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| ? | Peru | Odeon Del Peru 107987", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Gordy G-70937", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
32 vinyl pressings of I Can't Get Next To You are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Ireland, Japan, Netherlands and more. One of them is Gordy G-7093, released July 30, 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use G-7093, TMG(I) 722, JET-1935, 5C 006.90550 M) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, N-K-S/N-641M05. ARP X4KM-4230-1 B XI and N-K-N-641M01. L ARP X4KM-4231-1 B XI. 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.
