Vinyl pressings
by The Miracles · 1968
Baby, Baby Don't Cry was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. 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 1968, 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.
ARP WK4M--2704-1-B φ W-M2-J2-Q-M5-520MO9 4A-side runout etching
ARP WK4M--2710-1-B φ WO-K-I-463S10 4B-side runout etching
W-M2-J2-Q-M5-520MO9Label side A
WO-K-I-463S10Label side B
WK4M--2704-1-A dh W-M2-JZ-Q-M5-520M09 [scratched out character] ⎍A-side runout
WK4M--2710-1-A dh W-O-K-I-463S10 ⎍ 10B-side runout
W-M2-J2-Q-M5-520M09A-side label
WO-K-I-463S10B-side label
W-M2-J.2-Q-M5-520MO9 Ѱ WK4M - - 2704 - 1 (MR) Δ74381 0A side runout
W-O-K-I-463S10 Ѱ (MR) WK4M - - 2710 - 1 (MR) Δ74380 0B side runout
WK4M-2704-1-AStamped, Both Sides
W-M2-J2-Q-M5-520M09Label, Both Sides
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | Tamla Motown T-54178First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM.707First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Philippines | Motown MTN-1168First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 687First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | US | Tamla T-54178First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Tamla T-54178First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Tamla T-54178First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Tamla T 54178First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Tamla T-54178First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Tamla T-54178First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO 8642First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Philippines | Tamla T-54178First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Tamla T-54178First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-86427", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | France | Tamla Motown 2C 006-90027 / Tamla Motown 2C 006 900277", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
19 vinyl pressings of Baby, Baby Don't Cry are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Philippines, Canada and more. One of them is Tamla T-54178, released December 12, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T-54178, T 54178, TMG 687, TMM.707) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ARP WK4M--2704-1-B φ W-M2-J2-Q-M5-520MO9 4 and ARP WK4M--2710-1-B φ WO-K-I-463S10 4. 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.
