Vinyl pressings
by The Temptations · 1967
I Wish It Would Rain 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.
12 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 7 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.
A.R.P. 393M08 UK4M--3710-1-A XSide A runout, variant 1
ARP 396M02 QT-1267Side B runout, variant 1
ARP 393M0B UK4M-3710-1-A ⋉Side A runout, variant 2
QT 1267 ARP 396M02Side B runout, variant 2
NSN 393MO8 Nashville MatNSN 393MO8 Nashville Matrix 10 UK4M-rix 10 UK4M- -3710-1 OA
(395M10 Crossed Out) Nashville Matrix 10 QT / 267 396MO2B
NSN-393M03Label side A
CKJ-395M10Label side B
(Delta)69593 UK4M-3710-1-B 393-MO8 Monarch StamperLabel side A
(Delta)69652 396-MO2 Monarch StamperLabel side B
NSN-393M03
(stamped) UK4M-3710-1-1
(etched) ARP-393MO3
TMG 641 A-1 GO KTSide A
TMG 641 B-1 RU KTSide 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 TMO-192First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | Tamla Motown G 7068First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | France | Tamla Motown FT 120First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM.671First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Sweden | Tamla Motown TMG 641First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 641First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 641First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Gordy G-7068First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Gordy G-7068First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Gordy G-7068First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Gordy G-7068First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Gordy G 7068First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Japan | Tamla Motown JET-18217", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Norway | Tamla Motown TMG 6417", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 6417", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | El Salvador | Gordy G-70687", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Jamaica | Tamla Motown G 70687", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Lebanon | Tamla Motown TMC 352637", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
19 vinyl pressings of I Wish It Would Rain are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1967 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Gordy G-7068, released December 21, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use G-7068, G 7068, TMG 641, TMO-192) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, A.R.P. 393M08 UK4M--3710-1-A X and ARP 396M02 QT-1267. 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.
