Vinyl pressings
by The Contours · 1965
First I Look At The Purse 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.
12 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 4 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.
W-IL-L-140316 10 / Nashville Matrix S4KM-7765-1-ASide A Etched / Stamped
PQI-141306 10 / Nashville Matrix S4KM-7766-1-A ARPSide B Etched / Stamped
DM W-IL-L-140316Side A Label
DM PQI-141306Side B Label
W-IL-L-140316 P (MR) Δ57685 S4KM-7765-1Side A Runout
PQI-141306 S4KM-7766-1 (MR) P Δ57684Side B Runout
DM W-IL-L-140316Side A Label
DM PQI-141306Side B Label
W-IL-L-140816 Nashville Matrix 10 S4KM-7765-1 AA-Side Runout
PQI-141306 Nashville Matrix 10 S4KM-7766-1 AB-Side Runout
DM W-IL-L-140316A-Side Label
DM PQI-141306B-Side Label
DM W-IL-L-140316Side A Label
DM PQI-141306Side B Label
W-IL-L-140316 Nashville Matrix ARP 10 S4KM-7765-1 A ARPA/B-side runout
DM W-IL-L-140316A/B-side label
W-IL-L-140316 [MR logo] △57685 S4KM-7765-1A-side runout
PQI-141306 S4KM-7766-1 [MR logo] P △57684B-side runout
DM W-IL-L-140316A-side label
DM PQI-141306B-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Canada | Tamla Motown G-7044First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Germany | Tamla Motown M 7044First year7" | 7" |
| 1965 | US | Gordy G 7044First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Gordy G 7044First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Gordy GORDY-7044First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Gordy G 7044First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Gordy G-7044First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | US | Gordy G-7044First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Gordy GORDY-7044First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Gordy GORDY-7044First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 531First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 531First year7", Promo · Promo | 7", Promo · Promo |
12 vinyl pressings of First I Look At The Purse are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Canada, Germany. One of them is Gordy G-7044, released June 23, 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use G-7044, GORDY-7044, G 7044, TMG 531) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, W-IL-L-140316 10 / Nashville Matrix S4KM-7765-1-A and PQI-141306 10 / Nashville Matrix S4KM-7766-1-A 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.
