Vinyl pressings
by The Temptations · 1968
Please Return Your Love To Me 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.
16 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
N-E1-N-441M01 ARP W4KM-4904-1 NRunout, Side A, Etched and Stamped
NQN-7568 ARP W4KM-4905-1 KRunout, Side B, Etched and Stamped
N-E1-N-441M01Side A Label
NQN-7568Side B Label
N-E1-N-441M01 ARP W4KM-4904-1 NRunout, Side A, Stamped
NQN-7568 ARP W4KM-4905-1 KRunout, Side B, Stamped
N-E1-N-441M01Side A Label
NQN-7568Side B Label
N-E1-N-441M01 W4KM-4904-1 A1 S[sideways] IRunout, Side A, Stamped
NQN-7568[etched] W4KM-4905-1 F S[sideways] IRunout, Side B, Stamped
W4KM-4904 N-E1-N-441M01Side A Label
W4KM-4905 NQN-7568Side B Label
W4KM - 4904-1 M N-E1-N-441M01Runout stamped side A
W4KM - 4905-1 J NQN-7568Runout stamped side B
N-E1-N-441M01Side A label
NQN-7568Side B label
N-E1-N-441M01 W 4 K M-4904-1 72333Runout, Side A, Stamped
N-E1-N-441M01 W 4 K M-4904-1 72333Runout, Side B, Stamped
72334Side A Label
NQN-7568Side 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 TMO-8467First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Tamla Motown G-7074First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Tamla Motown FT 144First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM.693First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Sweden | Tamla Motown TMK 115First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Gordy G 7074First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Gordy G-7074First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Gordy G-7074First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Gordy G-7074DJFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Gordy G 7074First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Gordy G-7074First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Gordy G 7074First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Gordy G-7074First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Gordy G-7074First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Gordy G-7074First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
16 vinyl pressings of Please Return Your Love To Me are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Netherlands, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Gordy G-7074, released July 16, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use G-7074, G 7074, G-7074DJ, GO 25.831) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, N-E1-N-441M01 ARP W4KM-4904-1 N and NQN-7568 ARP W4KM-4905-1 K. 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.
