Vinyl pressings
by The Marvelettes · 1966
The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year. 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.
WKW-278M 14 Nashville Matrix 10 TK4M -9548-1-H piRunout A
B-005203 Nashville Matrix 10 4TK M -0051-1 H piRunout B
WKW-278M14Label A
B-005203Label B
WKW-278M14 (MR) K4M -9548-1-J ∆64712Side A Runout
B-005203 (MR) 4K M-0051-1-J ∆64713Side B Runout
WKW-278M14Side A Label
B-005203Side B Label
TK4M- -9548-1-G ⋉ WKW-278M14 𝓐𝓡𝓟Side A runout, variant 1
TK4M- -0051-1-G ⋉ B-005203 𝓐𝓡𝓟Side A runout, variant 1
TK4M -9548-1-G ⋉ WKW-278M14Side A runout, variant 2
4TK M -0051-1- G ⋉ B-005203Side B runout, variant 2
H 1027Side A Label & Etched
WKW-278M14Runout etched
TK4M-9548-1-GRunout stamped
Label and Etched 278M14
Stamped TK4M-9548-1-H
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | US | Tamla T-54143First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Tamla T-54143First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | US | Tamla T 54143First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1966 | US | Tamla T-54143First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Tamla T-54143First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Tamla T 54143First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Tamla T-54143First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-1567", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Tamla Motown T-541437", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 5947", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 5947", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Tamla T-541437", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 5947", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown GO 25.5067", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Tamla T-541437", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
15 vinyl pressings of The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1966 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US. One of them is Tamla T 54143, released December 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 54143, T-54143) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WKW-278M 14 Nashville Matrix 10 TK4M -9548-1-H pi and B-005203 Nashville Matrix 10 4TK M -0051-1 H pi. 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.
