Vinyl pressings
by The Temptations · 1965
Since I Lost 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.
13 pressings came out in 1965, 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.
S 4KM-6898-1 W-LI-B-140310 Nashville MatrixSide A, stamped, etched, script Stamped
R 4KM-2341-1 WLV-093219 Nashville MatrixSide A, stamped, etched, script stamped
S 4KM-6898-1 W-LI-B-140310 Nashville MatrixSide A, Etched, Stamped
R 4KM-2341-1 WLV-093219 Nashville MatrixSide A, Etched, Stamped
W-LI-B-140310 S4KM-6898-1 D (MR) Δ57590 -⌴-Side A Runout
WLV-093219 (MR) R4KM-2341-1 D Δ57807Side B Runout
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 | Tamla Motown G-7043First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Germany | Tamla Motown G7043First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Tamla Motown TMM.611First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | US | Gordy G-7043First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | US | Gordy G 7043First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Gordy Gordy-7043First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | US | Gordy G-7043First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | US | Gordy G 7043First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | US | Gordy G 7043First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Gordy G 7043First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 526First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1965 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 526First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Tamla Motown GO 42.614First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
13 vinyl pressings of Since I Lost My Baby are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, UK, Netherlands, Canada and more. One of them is Gordy G 7043, released June 1, 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use G 7043, G-7043, Gordy-7043, TMG 526) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S 4KM-6898-1 W-LI-B-140310 Nashville Matrix and R 4KM-2341-1 WLV-093219 Nashville Matrix. 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.
