Vinyl pressings
by The Miracles · 1965
My Girl Has Gone 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.
18 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 5 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.
K4M - - 2634-1-B WIL-152218 RA runout
K4M - - 2633-1-C WQX-152217 RB runout
DM WIL-152218 SK4M-2634A label
DM WQX-152217 SK4M-2633B label
DM WIL-152218 SK4M-2634Side A label
DM WQX-152217 SK4M-2633Side B label
SK4M--2634-1-E WIL-152218 Nashville Matrix 10Side A runout
SK4M--2633-1-e WQX-152217 Nashville Matrix 10Side B runout
DM WFL-152218Side A label
DM WQX-152217Side B label
SK4M--2634-1-E WIL-152218 Nashville Matrix 10Side A runout
SK4M--2633-1-E WQX-152217 Nashville Matrix 10Side B runout
DM WFL-152218Side A label
DM WQX-152217Side B label
DM WIL-152218Side A label
DM WQX-152217Side B label
DM WFL-152218Side A label
DM WQX-152217Side 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-114First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Tamla TAMLA 54123First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Tamla T 54123First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Tamla T-54123First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Tamla Tamla 54123First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1965 | US | Tamla TAMLA 54123First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Tamla Tamla 54123First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1965 | US | Tamla T-54123First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | Tamla Motown T-54123First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Tamla Tamla 54123First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Tamla Tamla 54123First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Tamla Tamla 54123First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Tamla Tamla 54123First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Tamla T 54123First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Tamla T 54123First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Tamla Motown 541237" | 7" |
20 vinyl pressings of My Girl Has Gone are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Canada, Netherlands and more. One of them is Tamla Tamla 54123, released September 22, 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Tamla 54123, T 54123, TAMLA 54123, T-54123) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K4M - - 2634-1-B WIL-152218 R and K4M - - 2633-1-C WQX-152217 R. 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.
