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Bobby Taylor & The VancouversDoes Your Mama Know About Me

Vinyl pressings

Does Your Mama Know About Me

by Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers · 1968

17 pressings7 countriesSoulFunk / Soul

Does Your Mama Know About 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.

How to spot a first pressing of Does Your Mama Know About Me

17 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.

US

February 27, 1968
Label and catalog number
Gordy G-7069
Format
7", 45 RPM, Mono · ARP Pressing
Runout / matrix

417M09Runout Side A etched

ARPRunout Side A stamped

D4-412M02 xRunout Side B etched

W4KM-2679-1 B ARPRunout Side B stamped

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US

1968
Label and catalog number
Gordy G-7069
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Monarch Pressing
Runout / matrix

B-EI-J-417MO9 (MR) Δ70784 W4KM-3502-1 0Side A Runout

D4-412MO2 (MR) W4KM-2679-1 JWΔ70399 0Side B Runout

B-EI-J-417MO9Label A

B-Q-D4-412MO2Label B

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US

1968
Label and catalog number
Gordy G-7069Gordy 7069
Format
7", 45 RPM, Promo · Red
Runout / matrix

417M09 ARPrunouts

B-E1-J-417M09labels

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Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 17 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s17 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1968AustraliaTamla Motown TMO 8344First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1968AustraliaTamla Motown TMO-8344First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono
1968CanadaTamla Motown G 7069First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono
1968FranceTamla Motown FT 131First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1968New ZealandTamla Motown TMM.682First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1968UKTamla Motown TMG 654First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1968USGordy G 7069First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1968USGordy G-7069 / Gordy 7069First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl
1968USGordy G-7069First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint
1968USGordy 7069First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo
1968USGordy G 7069First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo
1968USGordy G-7069First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono
1968USGordy G-7069First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono
1968USGordy G-7069First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono
1968USGordy G-7069First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono
All 17 pressings from the 1960s

Tracklist

  1. ADoes Your Mama Know About Me2:51
  2. BFading Away2:50

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Does Your Mama Know About Me are there?

17 vinyl pressings of Does Your Mama Know About Me are listed here, from 7 countries.

When was Does Your Mama Know About Me first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Netherlands, Australia and more. One of them is Gordy G-7069, released February 27, 1968.

How do I tell if my copy of Does Your Mama Know About Me is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use G-7069, G 7069, 7069, TMG 654) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 417M09 and ARP. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Does Your Mama Know About Me on vinyl worth?

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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