Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1967
British Motown Chartbusters 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.
6 pressings came out in 1967, 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.
TML 11055 A=1Side A runout, variant 1
TML 11055 B=1Side B runout, variant 1
TML 11055 A-1 OD 3Side A runout, variant 2
TML 11055 B-1 HW D 2Side B runout, variant 2
TML 11055 A=1Side A runout, variant 1
TML 11055 B=1Side B runout, variant 1
TML 11055 A-1 OD 3Side A runout, variant 2
TML 11055 B-1 HW D 2Side B runout, variant 2
STML 11055 A-1Stamped in the runout - Side A
STML 11055 B-1Stamped in the runout - Side B
STML 11055 A-1Side 1
STML 11055 B-1Side 2
STML 11055 A-1Side 1
STML 11055 B-1Side 2
STML 11055 ASide A
STML 11055 BSide B
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 STMLO-11055First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo, Album | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Album |
| 1967 | South Africa | Tamla Motown STMLJ 5057First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo, Album | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Album |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown STML 11055First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo, Album | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Album |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown STML11055First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown TML 11055First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown TML 11055First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | UK & Europe | Tamla Motown WL 72671LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Tamla Motown STML 11055LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| ? | UK | Tamla Motown STML 11055LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Tamla Motown TML 11055LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
10 vinyl pressings of British Motown Chartbusters are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1967 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in UK, Australia, South Africa. One of them is Tamla Motown TML 11055, released October 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TML 11055, STML 11055, STML11055, STMLO-11055) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TML 11055 A=1 and TML 11055 B=1. 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.
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