Vinyl pressings
by Marvin Gaye · 1965
I'll Be Doggone 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.
22 pressings came out in 1965, 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.
WLB 118207 ⋉ A3 S4KM-0746-1- B RA side runout
S4KM-0747-1- C C3 RB side runout
DM WLB-118207 S4KM 0746Label A
DM HVV-117217 S4KM 0747Label B
DM WLB-118207Label A
DM HVV-117217Label B
S4KM-0746-1-E ⨲ WLB-118207 Nashville Matrix 10Deadwax A
S4KM-0747-1-E Ω Nashville Matrix 10 HVV-117217Deadwax B
WLB118207 X / S4KM-0746-1-A ISide A Etched / Stamped
S4KM-0747-1-A ISide B Stamped
DM WLB-118207 S4KM-0746Label side A
DM HVV-117217 S4KM-0747Label side B
S4KM-4713-1 E WLB-122112 10 ARP Nashville MatrixRunout, side A
HVV-117217 ARP S4KM-0747-1-E Nashville Matrix 10Runout, side B
DM WLB-118207Label A
DM HVV-117217Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-102First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Canada | Tamla Motown T-54112First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Japan | Tamla Motown JET-1547 (MOT-1005) / Motown JET-1547First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM.602First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1965 | US | Tamla TM 54112First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Tamla T-54112 / Tamla TM-54112First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | US | Tamla T-54112SFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Tamla TAMLA 54112First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | Tamla TM 54112First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Tamla TAMLA 54112First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Tamla TAMLA 54112First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Tamla TM-54112First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Tamla TAMLA 54112First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | Tamla TM 54112First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Tamla TM 54112First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | CBS 18457", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | South Africa | Tamla Motown 45-TMJ 1047", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Tamla TAMLA 541127", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
25 vinyl pressings of I'll Be Doggone are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Netherlands, Australia and more. One of them is Tamla TM-54112, released February 26, 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TM-54112, TM 54112, T-54112, TAMLA 54112) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WLB 118207 ⋉ A3 S4KM-0746-1- B R and S4KM-0747-1- C C3 R. 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.
