Vinyl pressings
by The Contours · 1964
Can You Do It / I'll Stand By You was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 3 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.
DMB-069216 / Nashville Matrix R4KM-3433-1-ASide A Etched / Stamped
DMJ-063214 10 / Nashville MatrixSide B Etched / Stamped
DM B-069216Side A Label
DM J-063214Side B Label
DMB-069216 / Nashville Matrix 10 R4KM-3433-1 ASide A Etched / Stamped
DMJ-063214 10 / Nashville MatrixSide B Etched / Stamped
DM B-069216Side A Label
DM J-063214Side B Label
R4KM-3433-1 DSide A stamped
R4KM-3868-1 BSide B stamped
DM B-069216Side A Label
DM J-063214Side B Label
DMB-069216 Nashville Matrix 10 - R4km-3433-1 ASide A Etched / Stamped
DM J-063214 Nashville Matrix 10Side B Etched / Stamped
DM B-069216Side A Label
DM J-063214Side B Label
-R4KM-3433 1 * DMB-069216 Δ51594Side A Etched / Stamped * = MR in circle (cant type it)
DM J-063214 ® Δ51566Side B Etched / Stamped
DM B-069216Side A Label
DM J-063214Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Canada | Tamla G-7029First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Stateside SS 299First year7", Promo, Single, 45 RPM · Promo | 7", Promo, Single, 45 RPM · Promo |
| 1964 | UK | Stateside SS 299First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Gordy G-7029First year7" | 7" |
| 1964 | US | Gordy G-7029First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Gordy GORDY 7029First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | US | Gordy G-7029First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Gordy GORDY-7029First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1964 | US | Gordy G-7029First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Gordy G-7029First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Gordy GORDY 7029First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | US | Gordy G-7029First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1964 | US | Gordy GORDY 7029First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Gordy G-70297", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | CBS 14537", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
15 vinyl pressings of Can You Do It / I'll Stand By You are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1964 and 1968.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Gordy GORDY 7029, released February 28, 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GORDY 7029, G-7029, GORDY-7029, SS 299) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DMB-069216 / Nashville Matrix R4KM-3433-1-A and DMJ-063214 10 / 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.
