Vinyl pressings
by Various Artists · 1969
Motown Chartbusters Vol. 3 was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. 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 1969, the album's first year, in 2 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 11121 A-2 GP 1Side A runout, stamped
TML 11121 B-1 AR 1Side B runout, stamped
TML.11121ASide A label, in parantheses
TML.11121BSide B label, in parantheses
STML 11121 A-1 O 1Side A, runout, stamped variant 1
STML 11121 B-1 G 1Side B, runout, stamped variant 1
STML.11121ASide A, label
STML.11121BSide B, label
STML 11121 A-1 RAP 5Side A, runout, stamped, variant 1
STML 11121 B-5 GG 1Side B, runout, stamped, variant 1
STML 11121 A-1 RRG 5Side A, runout, stamped, variant 2
STML 11121 B-3G GRR 5Side B, runout, stamped, variant 2
STML 11121 A-1 II G G 1Side A runout, variant 1
STML 11121 B.5G V 1Side B runout, variant 1
STML 11121 A-1 GGL 1Side A runout, variant 2
STML 11121 B-3G GG 2Side B runout, variant 2
STML 11121 A - 1 TA 2Side A runout
STML 11121 B - 1 PG 1Side B runout
STML.11121ASide A label
STML.11121BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Tamla Motown STMLO-11121First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1969 | UK | Tamla Motown STML 11121 / Tamla Motown 1E 062 ◦ 04221First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1969 | UK | Tamla Motown STML 11121 / Tamla Motown 1E 062 o 04221First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Tamla Motown TML 11121 / Tamla Motown 1E 062 ◦ 04221(M)First yearLP, Compilation, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono, Album · Mono |
| 1969 | UK | Tamla Motown STML 11121 / Tamla Motown 1E 062 o 04221First yearLP, Album, Compilation, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Compilation, Misprint, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Tamla Motown STML 11121 / Tamla Motown 1E 062 ◦ 04221First yearLP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Unknown | Tamla Motown TMC 5142LP, Compilation, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | US | Motown MS732 / Motown M 732LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1971 | US | Motown MS732 / Motown M 732LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Tamla Motown STML 11121 / Tamla Motown 1E 062 ◦ 04221LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | UK & Europe | Tamla Motown ZL72024 / Tamla Motown STML 11121LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1989 | UK & Europe | Tamla Motown WL 72673LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Israel | Tamla Motown STML 11121LP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| ? | UK | Tamla Motown STML 11121 / Tamla Motown 1E 062 ◦ 04221LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Compilation, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| ? | UK | Tamla Motown STML 11121LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Tamla Motown STML 11121 / Tamla Motown 1E 062 ◦ 04221LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Tamla Motown STML 11121 / Tamla Motown 1E 062 ◦ 04221LP, Album, Compilation, Repress | LP, Album, Compilation, Repress |
17 vinyl pressings of Motown Chartbusters Vol. 3 are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1969 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in UK, Australia. One of them is Tamla Motown TML 11121, released October 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TML 11121, STML 11121, STMLO-11121) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TML 11121 A-2 GP 1 and TML 11121 B-1 AR 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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