Vinyl pressings
by The Platters · 1967
Going Back To Detroit was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. 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 1967, 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.
AudioMatrix MS 3125A-1A BellSound AB 4-67A-Side Runout Etching
AudioMatrix MS 3125B-1A BellSound AB 4-67B-Side Runout Etching
MS 3125A-1B Bell Sound TRunout A, Stamped
MS 3125B-1B Bell Sound TRunout B, Stamped
MS 3125 AMatrix A, on label
MS 3125 BMatrix B, on label
MM-2125-A 1-A GH 3-17-67 AudioMatrixSide A runout
MM-2125-B 1-A GH AB 3-67 3-17-67 AudioMatrixSide B runout
MS3125A-1C Bell Sound MR (circled) △ 10427Runout Side 1
MS3125B-1C Bell Sound MR (circled) △ 10427-XRunout Side 2
MM-2125-A 1-B A111 [G?]Runout A
MM-2125-B 1-B - T [G?] A111Runout B
MM 2125 ALabel A
MM 2125 BLabel B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia & New Zealand | CBS SBP 233419First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Columbia MM-2125 / Musicor Records MM2125First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Columbia MS-3125First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Colombia | CBS CL(S) 4107 / Musicor Records MS 3125First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Stateside SSL 10208First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Stateside SL 10208First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Musicor Records MS3125 / Musicor Records MS-3125First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Musicor Records MM2125First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Musicor Records MS3125 / Musicor Records MS 3125First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Musicor Records MM2125 / Musicor Records MM-2125First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Musicor Records MM2125 / Musicor Records MM-2125First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Musicor Records MS-3125First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Musicor Records MM2125 / Musicor Records MM-2125First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | CBS MS3125 / CBS MS 3125First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LPST-V-306LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Musicor Records MS3125LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LPST-V-306 / Stateside LPST-V-306LP, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | CBS S 63006LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
18 vinyl pressings of Going Back To Detroit are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1967 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia & New Zealand, Canada and more. One of them is Musicor Records MS3125.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS3125, MM2125, MS-3125, SSL 10208) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AudioMatrix MS 3125A-1A BellSound AB 4-67 and AudioMatrix MS 3125B-1A BellSound AB 4-67. 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.
