Vinyl pressings
by The Temptations · 1968
Live At The Copa was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 5 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.
⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K W4RS-6364-1-E HS-1552-2 HSide A Runout, etched; W4RS-6364-1-E is stamped
⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K W4RS-6364-1-F HS-1553-2 HSide A Runout, etched; W4RS-6364-1-F is stamped
[Stamped] W4RS-6364-1 C [scribed] 3A HS-1552-2 (upside down)R ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄KSide A (variant)
[stamped] W4RS-6365-1 D [scribed] HS-1553-2 A2B (upside down)R ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄KSide B (variant)
W4RS-6364-1 (stamped) HS-1552-2 S-1 4 (etched)Side A Runout
W4RS-6365-1-A A2 (stamped) HS-1553-2 (etched)Side B Runout
HS-1552Side A Label
HS-1553Side B Label
W4RS-6364-1 HS-1552-2 S-1 4Side A runout
W4RS-6365-1 HS-1553-2 WMKSide B runout
HS-1552-2. GLPS-938-A 1 S-1. T X dh. WR4S-6364-1-H 0 D4Runout A
HS-1553-2 GLPS-938-B S-2. dh. T X S o W4RS-6365-1-G B3Runout B
HS-1552 W4RS-6364Label A
HS-1553 W4RS-6365Label B
HS-1552Side A Label
HS-1553Side B Label
W4RS-6364-1 CSide A Label
W4RS-6365-1 CSide B Label
⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K W4RS-6364-1-A HS-1552-2 I A1Side A Runout, etched; W4RS-6364-1-A is stamped
⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K W4RS-6365-1 HS-1553-2 I A1Side A Runout, etched; W4RS-6364-1 is stamped
HS-1552 W4RS-6364Side A Label
HS-1553 W4RS-6365Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Tamla Motown STMLO 10021First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Canada | Tamla Motown GS938 / Tamla Motown GOS 938First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Gordy S-938First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | Tamla Motown STM 938First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Gordy GLPS-938First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Mexico | Motown STAM-151First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Gordy GS938 / Gordy S-938First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Gordy GLPS-938 / Gordy GS 938First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Gordy GS 938 / Gordy GLPS-938First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Gordy GS938 / Gordy GS 938First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Gordy GS938 / Gordy GLPS-938DJFirst yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1969 | Germany | Tamla Motown 1C 054-90 503LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown MTM S-3266 / Gordy GLPS 938LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown 5C 054-90503 / Tamla Motown C 054-90503LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | South Africa | Tamla Motown STMLJ 5052LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Japan | Motown SWX-6070LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Venezuela | Gordy LPS-77410 / Motown LPS-77410LP, Album | LP, Album |
19 vinyl pressings of Live At The Copa are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1968 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Mexico, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Gordy GS938, released December 9, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GS938, GLPS-938, GS 938, STAM-151) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K W4RS-6364-1-E HS-1552-2 H and ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄ǀ⁄|⁄K W4RS-6364-1-F HS-1553-2 H. 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.
