Vinyl pressings
by The Temptations · 1964
The Way You Do The Things You Do was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. 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 1964, the album's first year, in 8 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.
DM-W-06219 [Nashville Matrix] 10Side A etched [stamped]
DMB-064226 [Nashville Matrix] 10 [K4M--80 8-1-A]Side B etched [stamped]
DM-W-67219 Δ51064A-side Matrix
PK4M--8018-1- MR DMB-064226 Δ51063B-side Matrix
DM W-067219A-side Label
DM B-064226B-side Label
R 4KM-3350-1 J I A2Side A Runout
PK4M- -8018-1-C I 12Side B Runout
R 4KM-3350-1 P ASide A Runout, variant 1
PK4M- -8018-1-ESide B Runout, variant 1
-R4KM-3350-1-P A 1 RSide A Runout, stamped, variant 2
PK4M--8018-1-G A1 RSide B Runout, stamped, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | Stateside OSS-113First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Canada | Tamla G-7028First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Stateside SS-278First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Gordy G 7028First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Gordy G 7028First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Gordy GORDY 7028First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Gordy GO-7028First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Gordy GORDY 7028First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Gordy GORDY 7028First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Gordy G 7028First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Gordy G 7028First year7", Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1964 | Germany | CBS 1440First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | India | Stateside 45-SS.278First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Stateside SS 278First year7" | 7" |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Motown GO 42.571First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Motown SCRF 7517", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
18 vinyl pressings of The Way You Do The Things You Do are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1964 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Germany, India and more. One of them is Gordy G 7028, released January 23, 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use G 7028, GORDY 7028, GO-7028, SS 278) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DM-W-06219 [Nashville Matrix] 10 and DMB-064226 [Nashville Matrix] 10 [K4M--80 8-1-A]. 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.
