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Smokey RobinsonBaby That's Backatcha / Just Passing Through

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Baby That's Backatcha / Just Passing Through

by Smokey Robinson · 1975

20 pressings10 countriesSoulFunk / Soul

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.

How to spot a first pressing of Baby That's Backatcha

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.

US

1975
Label and catalog number
Tamla T 54258 F
Format
7", 45 RPM
Runout / matrix

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

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US

1975
Label and catalog number
Tamla T 54258 F
Format
7", 45 RPM
Runout / matrix

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

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US

1975
Label and catalog number
Tamla T 54258F A
Format
7", 45 RPM, Promo
Runout / matrix

63110-MA-side label

63110-SB-side label

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US

1975
Label and catalog number
Tamla T 54258F
Format
7", Single, Promo
Runout / matrix

63110-SLabel Side A

63110-MLabel Side B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 20 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1970s20 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1975ArgentinaRare Earth 4124 T 54258 FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1975ArgentinaRare Earth 4124First year7", Single7", Single
1975AustraliaTamla Motown TMO-10749First year7"7"
1975AustraliaTamla Motown TMO-10749First year7", Single, Promo · Promo7", Single, Promo · Promo
1975CanadaMotown T 54258FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1975CanadaMotown T 54258FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1975GermanyTamla Motown 1C 006-96 591 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-96 591First year7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1975JapanMotown JET-2306First year7"7"
1975NetherlandsTamla Motown 5C 006-96591First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1975South AfricaTamla Motown TMS 447First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1975SpainTamla Motown SN-90019First year7", Single7", Single
1975USTamla T 54258F AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo
1975USTamla T 54258 FFirst year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1975USTamla T 54258 FFirst year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1975USTamla T 54258 FFirst year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
All 20 pressings from the 1970s

Tracklist

  1. ABaby That's Backatcha3:36
  2. BJust Passing Through3:17

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Baby That's Backatcha are there?

20 vinyl pressings of Baby That's Backatcha are listed here, from 10 countries.

When was Baby That's Backatcha first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Tamla T 54258 F.

How do I tell if my copy of Baby That's Backatcha is a first pressing?

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.

How much is Baby That's Backatcha on vinyl worth?

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.

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