Vinyl pressings
by The Temptations · 1967
In A Mellow Mood 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.
17 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 4 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.
U4RS-9488-1-E H Ω 1-5 HS-1484-2Side A runout
U4RS-9488-1-F H Ω HS-1485-2Side B runout
HS-1484-3Side A label
HS-1485-3Side B label
UR4S-9487 - 1 - E HS-1484-2 S-1 Ω_ HSide A runout
UR4S-9488 - 1 - E HS-1485-2 H Ω_Side B runout
HS-1484-3 UR4S-9487Side A label
HS-1485-3 UR4S-9488Side B label
UR4M-9475-2 H-1484-4 GLP-924 S-1Side A runout, variant 1
UR4S-9476-2 H-1485-4 GLP-924 S-2Side B runout, variant 1
UR4M-9475-2-B A1 H-1484-4 GLP-924 S-1 R UR4M-9475-2Side A runout, variant 2
UR4M-9476-2-B A1 S-2 R GLP-924Side B runout, variant 2
H-1484 Ω H / UR4M-9475-1-DSide A
H-1485 Ω / UR4M-9476-1-DSide B
UR4M-9475-2 I H-1484-4 GLP-924 S-1.Side A runout, stamped/etched
UR4M-9476-2 I H-1485-4 GLP-924 S-2Side B runout, stamped/etched
H-1484-4Side A label
H-1485-4Side B label
UR4M-9475-1-D H-1484 HSide A runout, stamped/etched
UR4M-9476-1-D H-1485 HSide B runout, stamped/etched
H-1484-3Side A label
H-1485-3Side B label
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 | Canada | Tamla Motown GOS 924First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | Tamla Motown STM 924First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown STML 11068First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | US | Gordy S 924 / Gordy GORDY 924First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Gordy GORDY 924 / Gordy GS 924First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Gordy 924/GS 924/S 924First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Gordy S-924 / Gordy GORDY 924First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Gordy 924 / Gordy GS 924First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Gordy G 924First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Gordy S 924 / Gordy GORDY 924First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Gordy S 924 / Gordy GORDY 924First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Gordy GS 924 / Gordy S-924First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Gordy S-924 / Gordy GM 924First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Gordy GORDY 924 / Gordy GLP 924First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Gordy GS 924 / Gordy S-924First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Venezuela | Motown LPS-99022 / Natural Resources NR 4005T1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | US | Natural Resources NR 4005T1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | US | Motown M5-235V1LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Africa | Tamla Motown TMLJ 5026LP, Album | LP, Album |
25 vinyl pressings of In A Mellow Mood are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1967 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Canada, Germany. One of them is Gordy GS 924, released November 27, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GS 924, S-924, GORDY 924, S 924) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, U4RS-9488-1-E H Ω 1-5 HS-1484-2 and U4RS-9488-1-F H Ω HS-1485-2. 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.
