Vinyl pressings
by The Marvelettes · 1965
Don't Mess With Bill 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.
13 pressings came out in 1965, 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.
WIL-163320 [SK4M--4921-1 ARP]Runout, side A, etched, except [stamped]
PLI-165312 [ARP SK4M-4920-1-B]Runout, side B, etched, except [stamped]
DM WIL-463320Label side A
DM PLI-165312Label side B
DM WIL-163320Side A label
DM PLI-165312Side B label
WIL-163320Side A label
PLI-165312Side B label
WIL-163320 SK4M-4921Side A label
PLI-165312 SK4M-4920Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-121First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | Tamla Motown T-54126First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Tamla T-54126First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Tamla TAMLA-54126First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1965 | US | Tamla T-54126First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Tamla T-54126First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | US | Tamla T-54126First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Tamla T-54126First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Tamla T 54126First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Tamla TAMLA-54126First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Tamla T-54126First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Tamla T-54126First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Tamla T-54126First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown GO 42634 / Tamla T-541267", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM.6237", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Africa | Tamla Motown 45-TMJ 1147", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
18 vinyl pressings of Don't Mess With Bill are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1965 and 1966.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, Australia, Canada. One of them is Tamla T-54126, released November 26, 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T-54126, T 54126, TAMLA-54126, TMO-121) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WIL-163320 [SK4M--4921-1 ARP] and PLI-165312 [ARP SK4M-4920-1-B]. 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.
