US
1975- Label and catalog number
- Tamla T 54258 F
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
- Runout / matrix
63110-SLabel Side A
Vinyl pressings
by Smokey Robinson · 1975
Baby That's Backatcha was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 10 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.
63110-SLabel Side A
T-54258-A T54258F-68110-3B-1-S-08AA-Side Runout Etching
T-54258-B T54258F-62484-9B-08A-2-SB-Side Runout Etching
63110-SA-Side Label
62484-SB-Side Label
T-54258-A T 54258F-63110-3B-1-S-08ARunout, Side A, Etched
T-54258-B T54258F-62484-9B-08A -2-SRunout, Side B, Etched
63110-SLabel Side A
62484-SLabel Side B
63110-SLabel Side A
63110-MA-side label
63110-SB-side label
63110-SLabel Side A
63110-MLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Argentina | Rare Earth 4124 T 54258 FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Argentina | Rare Earth 4124First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-10749First year7" | 7" |
| 1975 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-10749First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Canada | Motown T 54258FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Motown T 54258FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Germany | Tamla Motown 1C 006-96 591 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-96 591First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Japan | Motown JET-2306First year7" | 7" |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown 5C 006-96591First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | South Africa | Tamla Motown TMS 447First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Spain | Tamla Motown SN-90019First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | US | Tamla T 54258F AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Tamla T 54258 FFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | US | Tamla T 54258 FFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | US | Tamla T 54258 FFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
20 vinyl pressings of Baby That's Backatcha are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Tamla T 54258 F.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 54258 F, T 54258F A, T 54258F, TMG 949) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 63110-S. 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.