Vinyl pressings
by Junior Walker & The All Stars · 1965
Do The Boomerang / Tune Up was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 4 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.
AC-LL-135213 S4KM-6873-1 Nashville MatrixSide A - variant 1
BLL-134324 S4KM-6874-1 Nashville MatrixSide B - variant 1
AC-LL-135313 Nashville Matrix 10 S4KM-6879-1 ESide A - variant 2
BLL-134324 S4KM-6874-1 E Nashville Matrix 10Side B - variant 2
AC-LL-135313 △57252 / MR S4KM-6879Side A Etched / Stamped
BLL-134324 △57251 / MR S4KM-6674Side B Etched / Stamped
AC-LL-135313 MR 8 △57252 S4KM-6879-1 DA Side (variant)
BLL-134324 △57252 MR S4KM-6874-1 DB Side (variant)
AC-LL-135213 / S4KM-6879-1 B RSide A Etched / Stamped
BLL-134324 / S4KM-6874-1 B A RSide B Etched / Stamped
DM AC-L-L-135313Side A Label
DM BLL-134324Side B Label
AC-LL-135213 / S4KM-6873-1 Nashville MatrixSide A Etched / Stamped
BLL-134324 / S4KM-6874-1 Nashville MatrixSide B Etched / Stamped
AC-LL-135313 Nashville Matrix 10 SK4M-6879-1 ESide A Etched / Stamped, Alternative
BLL-134324 S4KM-6874-1 E Nashville Matrix 10Side B Etched / Stamped, Alternative
AC-LL-135213 / S4KM-6873-1 Nashville MatrixSide A etched / stamped - variant 1
BLL-134324 / S4KM-6874-1 Nashville MatrixSide B etched / stamped - variant 1
AC-LL-135313 [Nashville Matrix] 10 [S4KM-6879-1 E]Side A etched / [stamped] - variant 2
BLL-134324 [S4KM-6874-1 E Nashville Matrix] 10Side B etched / [stamped] - variant 2
AC-LL-135213 Nashville Matrix 10 ARP S4KM-6379-1Side A runout
BLL-134324 S4KM-6374-1 ARP Nashville Matrix 10Side B runout
DM AC-L-L-135313Side A label
DM BLL-134324Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-109First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Canada | Tamla Motown S-35012First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Soul S 35012First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Soul S-35012First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Soul S 35012First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Soul S 35012First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Soul SOUL 35012First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | Soul Soul-35012First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | US | Soul S 35012First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | US | Soul S 35012First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Soul S-35012First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Soul S 35012First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 520First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 520First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown GO 42.6107", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Soul S 350127", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
16 vinyl pressings of Do The Boomerang / Tune Up are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1965 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Australia, Canada. One of them is Soul S 35012, released May 13, 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S 35012, SOUL 35012, Soul-35012, S-35012) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AC-LL-135213 S4KM-6873-1 Nashville Matrix and BLL-134324 S4KM-6874-1 Nashville Matrix. 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.
