Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Sherman · 1971
Cried Like A Baby was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 16 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.
ZTS 222283-2E TIIIIIRunout, side A, etched, variant 1
[ZTS 220969-1D] TIIIIIIRunout, side B, etched, except [stamped], variant 1
ZTS 222283-2E TIIRunout, side A, etched, variant 2
[ZTS 220969-1E] TIIRunout, side B, etched, except [stamped], variant 2
ZTS 222283-3A p A1A-Side Runout Etching
ZTS 220969-2A p AB-Side Runout Etching
ZTS 222283A-Side Label
ZTS 220969B-Side Label
ZTS-222283-2G SSSSRunout Side A Etched
ZTS 220969-1J SSSSRunout Side B Stamped, SSSS Etched
ZTS 222283Side A Label
ZTS 220969Side B Label
ZTS 222283-1JLabel A
ZTS 220969-1HLabel B
ZTS 222283-2C P A oA side runout
ZTS 220969-1C P 2 oB side runout
ZTS 222283A side label
ZTS 220969B side label
p ZTSP 222401-1CA-Side Runout Etching
p ZTS 222283-1AB-side Runout Etching
ZTSP 222401A-Side Label
ZTS 222283B-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | Metromedia Records MMK-4141First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Belgium | Cardinal International C-3220 / Cardinal International C 3220First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Brazil | Metromedia Records MMCS 15.015First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Canada | Metromedia Records MM-206First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | France | CBS CBS 7067First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Germany | Metromedia Records MM 206First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Germany | Metromedia Records MM 206First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Mexico | Epic SC-71055First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Negram NG 529First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Metromedia Records MMK 4141First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Portugal | CBS CBS 7067First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | South Africa | Metromedia Records MMS 213First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Spain | Metromedia Records MO 1104First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Spain | Metromedia Records MO 1104First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Sweden | Sonet T-7833First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
25 vinyl pressings of Cried Like A Baby are listed here, from 16 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Metromedia Records MMS-206.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MMS-206, MMS 206, MM-206, S 7067) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZTS 222283-2E TIIIII and [ZTS 220969-1D] TIIIIII. 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.
