Vinyl pressings
by The Temptations · 1965
Don't Look Back / My Baby 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.
17 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.
W-LI-V-140314 SK4M--2648-1-HA side
WIV-153308 SK4 M-2647-1-CB side
W-LI-V-140314 SK4M-2648-1-JA side
WIV-153308 SK4M--2647-1-GB side
K4 M-2648-1-FRunout [stamped] side A
W-LI-V-140 314Runout [etched] side A
SK4 M-2647-1-FRunout [stamped] side B
WV-153 308Runout [etched] side B
DM WIV-153308 SK4M-2647side A label
DM W-LI-V-140314 SK4M-2648side 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 | Canada | Gordy G-7047First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | Tamla Motown G-7047First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Germany | Tamla Motown 7047First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM.619First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 541First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1965 | US | Gordy G 7047First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1965 | US | Gordy G-7047First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | US | Gordy Gordy 7047First year7", 45 RPM, Advance, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Advance, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1965 | US | Gordy G 7047First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Gordy GORDY-7047First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Gordy GORDY 7047First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Gordy G-7047First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Gordy G-7047First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | US | Gordy Gordy 7047First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | US | Gordy G-7047First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | US | Motown Y 539F7", Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Tamla Motown G7047 / Tamla Motown TMC 400077", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Motown Y 539F7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
21 vinyl pressings of Don't Look Back / My Baby are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1965 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Gordy Gordy 7047, released September 30, 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use Gordy 7047, G 7047, G-7047, GORDY-7047) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, W-LI-V-140314 SK4M--2648-1-H and WIV-153308 SK4 M-2647-1-C. 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.
