Vinyl pressings
by The Temptations · 1967
(Loneliness Made Me Realize) It's You That I Need 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.
23 pressings came out in 1967, 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.
[U4KM--1763-1-J] 29MM12 [ARP] ⋉ NUM-296M12Runout, side A, etched, except [stamped] - variant 1
[U4KM--1674-1-J] 304MII [ARP] WIU-304MIIRunout, side B, etched, except [stamped] - variant 1
[U4KM--1763-1-J] 296M12 [ARP] ⋉ NUM-296M12Runout, side A, etched, except [stamped] - variant 2
[U4KM--1764-1-J] 304MII [ARP] ⋉ WIV-304MIIRunout, side B, etched, except [stamped] - variant 2
U4KM--1763-1-H Nashville Matrix 10 NUM-296M12Runout, side A, etched, except [stamped]
Nashville Matrix U4KM--1764-1-H WIV-304MIIRunout, side B, etched, except [stamped]
NUN-296M12Label side A
WIU-304M11Label side B
UK4M--1763-1-J 296M12 𝓐𝓡𝓟 NUN-296M12A-side runout
UK4M--1764-1-J 304M11 𝓐𝓡𝓟 WIV-304M11B-side runout
NUM-296M12 0 Δ68406 UK4M- -1763-1-G (MR)Side A Runout
WIU-304M11 0 (MR) UK4M- -1764-1-G Δ68407Side B Runout
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-183First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | Tamla Motown G-7065First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1967 | France | Tamla Motown FT 110First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Ireland | Tamla Motown TMG(I)633First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Italy | Tamla Motown 45TMC 8026First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown GO 25.672First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown GO 25.672First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM.662First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Norway | Tamla Motown TMK 104First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Sweden | Tamla Motown TMK 104First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 633First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Gordy G-7065 DJFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Gordy G-7065First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Gordy G-7065First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Gordy G-7065First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
23 vinyl pressings of (Loneliness Made Me Realize) It's You That I Need are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Gordy G-7065, released September 26, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use G-7065, G 7065, G-7065 DJ, TMG 633) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, [U4KM--1763-1-J] 29MM12 [ARP] ⋉ NUM-296M12 and [U4KM--1674-1-J] 304MII [ARP] WIU-304MII. 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.
