Jamaica
1973- Label and catalog number
- Tit For Tat
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
- Runout / matrix
DW #2514. A D.T.Runout A
D.W: #2515 B: R.R.S - D.T.Runout B
Vinyl pressings
by Al Brown · 1973
Here I Am Baby Come And Take Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year. 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.
DW #2514. A D.T.Runout A
D.W: #2515 B: R.R.S - D.T.Runout B
HERE I AM BABY COME AND TAKE ME
BAMMY & FISH
DW 2514 D.T.A side
D.W: #2515 B: R.R.S - D.T.B side
DW 2514 D.T.A
D.W: #2515 B: R.R.S - D.T.B
D.W : #2514 : A : R•R•S- D.T.Runout Side A
D.W : #2515 : B-3- 25͠7͠8: 4̲ 2578: R•R•S- D.T.Runout Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Jamaica | Tit For TatFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Jamaica | Tit For TatFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Jamaica | Tit For TatFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Jamaica | Tit For TatFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Jamaica | Tit For TatFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Canada | Shacks ST 72087", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Canada | Shacks ST 72087", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | UK | Trojan Records TR.79157" | 7" |
| 1974 | US | Mart's7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Tit For Tat7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Jamaica | Not On Label7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Tit For Tat7" | 7" |
12 vinyl pressings of Here I Am Baby Come And Take Me are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1973 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in Jamaica. One of them is Tit For Tat.
Check the catalog number on the label and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DW #2514. A D.T. and D.W: #2515 B: R.R.S - D.T.. 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.