Vinyl pressings
by Martha Reeves & The Vandellas · 1966
My Baby Loves Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 5 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.
AY-IA-15101-1 [SK4M-4911-2 F ARP]Runout, side A, etched
O-LI-161315-1 [SK4M--4910-2 ARP]Runout, side B, etched
DM AY-IA-151101Label side A
DM O-LI-161315Label side B
SK4M--4911-2 D
SK4M--4910-2
SK4M--4911 A.2 AY-IA-151101 RA-Side Runout
SK4M--4910-1-B A1 RB-Side Runout
DM AY-IA-151101A-Side Label (Set 1)
DM O-LI-151315B-Side Label (Set 1)
AY-IA-15101-1 [SK4M-4911-2 F ARP]Runout, side A, etched
O-LI-161315-1 [SK4M--4910-2 ARP]Runout, side B, etched
DM AY-IA-151101Label side A
DM O-LI-161315Label side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-124First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Gordy GORDY 7048First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Gordy GORDY 7048First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Gordy GORDY-7048First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Gordy GORDY 7048First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | Canada | Tamla Motown G-7048First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Gordy G-7048First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Gordy G-7048First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1966 | US | Gordy GORDY 7048First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | US | Gordy G 7048First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | US | Gordy GORDY-7048First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Gordy GORDY 7048First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Gordy G-7048First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 549First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 549First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Gordy G 70487", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Gordy GORDY 70487", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
18 vinyl pressings of My Baby Loves Me are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1966 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Canada, Netherlands and more. One of them is Gordy G-7048, released January 4, 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use G-7048, GORDY 7048, G 7048, GORDY-7048) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AY-IA-15101-1 [SK4M-4911-2 F ARP] and O-LI-161315-1 [SK4M--4910-2 ARP]. 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.
