Vinyl pressings
by The Marvelettes · 1964
Too Many Fish In The Sea 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.
14 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 6 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.
DM NLV-101210Label A
DM HQV-101211Label B
K4M-6401-1 ARP DM NLV-101210 Nashville Matrix 10
RK4M-6402-1 ARP DM HQV-101211 Nashville Matrix 10
RK4M--6401-1 - C RA Side Runout
RK4M--6402-1 - C RB Side Runout
DM NLV-101210 RK4M 6401Side A Label
DM HQV-101211 RK4M 6402Side B Label
DM-NLV-101210 RK4M-6401Side A Label
DM-HQV-101211 RK4M-6402Side B Label
DMNLV-101210 MR △-54529 RK4M--6401-1-DA-side runout
DMHQV-101211 MR △-54529-X RK4M--6402-1-DB-side runout
DM NLV-101210A-side label
DM HQV-101211B-side label
DM-NLV-101210Side A Label
DM-HQV-101211Side 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 | Australia | Stateside OSS-157First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Canada | Tamla T-54105First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Japan | Globe JET-1506First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Netherlands | Motown GO 42.588First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | UK | Stateside SS 369First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Tamla T-54105First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | US | Tamla Tamla 54105First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1964 | US | Tamla Tamla 54105First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | US | Tamla TAMLA 54105First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1964 | US | Tamla Tamla 54105First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Tamla TAMLA 54105First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Tamla T-54105First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1964 | US | Tamla TAMLA 54105First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Tamla TM-54105First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Germany | CBS 16517", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Tamla TM-541057", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Tamla T-541057", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
20 vinyl pressings of Too Many Fish In The Sea are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1964 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Tamla TM-54105, released October 14, 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use TM-54105, T-54105, Tamla 54105, TAMLA 54105) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DM NLV-101210 and DM HQV-101211. 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.
