Vinyl pressings
by Billy Paul · 1975
Let's Make A Baby was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. 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 1975, the album's first year, in 8 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.
p P.I.R. AA-ZS8-3584-3 F/W NSA-Side Runout
P.I.R. AA-ZS8-3584-4 p F/W NSB-Side Runout
AA-AF ZS8 3584-3A-Side Label
AA-AF ZS8 3584-4B-Side Label
P.I.R. AJ-ZS8-3584-3 F/W sssssA-side runout
P.I.R. AJ-ZS8-3584-4 F/W ssssssB-side runout
P.I.R. AG-ZS8-3584-3 F/W NS ssssssA-side runout, Variant 2
P.I.R. AH-ZS8-3584-4 F/W NS. ssssB-side runout, Variant 2
P.I.R. AA-ZS8-3584-1 F/W NSSide A runout
P.I.R. AB-ZS8-3584-1 F/W NSSide B runout
ZS8 3584-3Side A label
ZS8 3584-1Side B label
PIR S∙4144∙A2 11 BStamped runout, side A
PIR∙S 4144∙B1 2 BStamped runout, side B
ZS8 3584-3-1A-2GSide A, etched in wax
ZS8 3584-4-1A-2G:Side B, etched in wax
AA-AF ZS8 3584-3Side A, on label
AA-AF ZS8 3584-4Side B, on 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Canada | Columbia ZS8 3584First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Columbia ZS8 3584 / Philadelphia International Records ZS8 3584First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Costa Rica | CBS 11521First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Costa Rica | CBS 11521First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Jamaica | Philadelphia International Records ZS8 3584First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Mexico | Epic SC-71500First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Philadelphia International Records PIR 4144First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Portugal | Philadelphia International Records 4144First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | UK | Philadelphia International Records S PIR 4144First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | UK | Philadelphia International Records S PIR 4144First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | Philadelphia International Records ZS8 3584First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Philadelphia International Records ZS8 3584First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | Philadelphia International Records ZS8 3584First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Philadelphia International Records PIR S 4144 / Philadelphia International Records S 41447", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Germany | Philadelphia International Records PIR S 4144 / Philadelphia International Records S 41447", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | UK | Old Gold OG 407412", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
19 vinyl pressings of Let's Make A Baby are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1975 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Canada, Costa Rica and more. One of them is Philadelphia International Records ZS8 3584.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ZS8 3584, S PIR 4144, 11521, SC-71500) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p P.I.R. AA-ZS8-3584-3 F/W NS and P.I.R. AA-ZS8-3584-4 p F/W NS. 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.
