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The TemptationsLook What You Started

Vinyl pressings

Look What You Started

by The Temptations · 1986

17 pressings9 countriesGarage HouseElectronic

Look What You Started was first pressed on vinyl in 1986. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Look What You Started

1 pressing came out in 1986, the album's first year. 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.

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 17 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1980s16 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1986USMotown 1920MFFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo
1987BarbadosTamla Motown 1920MF7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1987CanadaMotown 19207", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo
1987Costa RicaMotown 801501012", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
1987EuropeMotown ZT 41734DJ12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo
1987JamaicaMotown 1920MF7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1987USMotown 4598MG12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single
1987USMotown 4598MG12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo
1987USMotown 1920MF7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1987USMotown 4598MG12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo
1987USMotown 1920MF7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1988AustraliaMotown 1920 MF7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1988UK & EuropeMotown ZT 41734 / Motown ZT4173412", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
1988EuropeMotown ZB417337", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1988UKMotown ZT 4173412", 45 RPM, Single12", 45 RPM, Single
All 16 pressings from the 1980s
Year unknown1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaMotown 4598MG12", 45 RPM, Single12", 45 RPM, Single

Tracklist

  1. A1Look What You Started (12" Vocal)7:00
  2. A2Look What You Started (Radio Edit)4:40
  3. B1Look What You Started (12" Piano Dub)7:03
  4. B2Look What You Started (12" Beat Acappella)4:35
  5. B3More Love, Your Love4:16

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Look What You Started are there?

17 vinyl pressings of Look What You Started are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1986 and 1988.

When was Look What You Started first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1986, in US. One of them is Motown 1920MF.

How do I tell if my copy of Look What You Started is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1920MF) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Look What You Started on vinyl worth?

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.

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