Vinyl pressings
by The Temptations · 1965
The Temptin' Temptations was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. 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 1965, the album's first year, in 3 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.
SR4S--2676-1-D H HS-1330Runout A stamped / HS-1330 etched
SR4S--2677-1-D H HS 1331Runout B stamped / HS 1331 etched
HS-1330 SR4S-2676Matrix A, on label
HS-1331 SR4S-2677Matrix B, on label
SR4S--2676-1-B R HS-1330Side A Runout, stamped / HS-1330 etched
SR4S--2677-1-B R HS 1331Side B Runout, stamped / HS 1331 etched
HS-1330 SR4S-2676Side A, label
HS-1331 SR4S-2677Side B, label
SR4M--2641-1 H-1330Side A
SR4M--2642-1 H-1331Side B
SR4M--2641-1-B A2 R H-1330Side A Dead Wax, Variant 1
SR4M--2642-1-B A2 R H-1331Side B Dead Wax, Variant 1
SR4M--2641-1-D A1 R H-1330Side A Dead Wax, Variant 2
SR4M--2642-1-B A3 R H-1331Side b Dead Wax, Variant 2
SR4M--2641-1 ESide A
SR4M--2642-1 ESide B
SR4M--2641-1 E H-1330 Ω HSide A runout, etched
SR4M--2642-1 E H-1331 Ω HSide B runout, etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMLO-11023First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | Tamla Motown GOS-914 / Gordy GOS-914First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Canada | Tamla Motown GOS-914 / Gordy GOS-914First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Gordy 914 / Gordy S-914First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Gordy 914 / Gordy GLPS-914First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Gordy 914 / Gordy S-914First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Gordy 914 / Gordy S-914First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Canada | Tamla Motown GO-914First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Gordy 914 / Gordy G-914First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Gordy 914 / Gordy G-914First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Gordy 914 / Gordy G-914First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Gordy 914 / Gordy G-914First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Gordy GLP-914First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Gordy 914 / Gordy G-914First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Gordy 914 / Gordy G-914First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | US | Motown 5374MLLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Europe | Gordy 700187LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Tamla Motown STML 11023LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Gordy GLPS-914LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Gordy 914 / Gordy S-914LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
27 vinyl pressings of The Temptin' Temptations are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1965 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, Canada, Australia. One of them is Gordy 914, released November 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 914, GLP-914, GO-914, TMLO-11023) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SR4S--2676-1-D H HS-1330 and SR4S--2677-1-D H HS 1331. 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.
