Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Taylor & The Vancouvers · 1968
Malinda / It's Growing 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.
6 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
W-O-J2-K-M5 485M08 ARP W4KM-5807-1 B ⋊Version 1 runout A etched [ARP W4KM-5807-1 B stamped]
443S03 W4KM-5248-1-B ARP ५ ⋊Version 1 runout B etched [W4KM-5248-1-B ARP stamped]
W-O-J2-K-M5-̶̷5̶̷1̶̷9̶̷S̶̷1̶̷0̶̷ 519M10 ARP W4KM-2699-2 ⋊Version 2 runout A etched [ARP W4KM-2699-2 stamped]
443S03 W4KM-5248-1-B ARP ५ ⋊Version 2 runout B etched [W4KM-5248-1-B ARP stamped]
W-O-J2-K-M5 485M08 [MR logo] △73349 W4KM-5807-1 ◯A-Side runout
443503 LP ◯ W4KM-5248-1 [MR logo] △73261B-Side runout
W-O-J2-K-M5 485M08Label A
Z-D1-Q-I-443S03Label B
4 W-O-J2-K-M5-485M08 ARP W4KM-5807-1 BRunout Etchings
W-O-J2-K-M5 485M08Labels
Z-DI-Q-1-443S03Side A 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | Tamla Motown G-7079First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | El Salvador | Gordy G 7079First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Gordy G-7079First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Gordy G 7079First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Gordy G-7079First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Gordy G-7079First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-86357", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-86357", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown GO 25.8757", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Collectables COL-7027", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Malinda / It's Growing are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, El Salvador, Canada. One of them is Gordy G-7079, released October 8, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use G-7079, G 7079) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, W-O-J2-K-M5 485M08 ARP W4KM-5807-1 B ⋊ and 443S03 W4KM-5248-1-B ARP ५ ⋊. 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.
