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Bobby VeeCome Back When You Grow Up / Swahili Serenade

Vinyl pressings

Come Back When You Grow Up / Swahili Serenade

by Bobby Vee · 1967

11 pressings6 countriesPop RockRock

Come Back When You Grow Up was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Come Back When You Grow Up

11 pressings came out in 1967, 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.

US

1967
Label and catalog number
Liberty 55964
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene · Shelley Pressing
Runout / matrix

XX LB 2402A-side runout etching

LB 2438B-side runout etching

LB-2402A-side label

LB-2438B-side label

Full details of this pressing

US

1967
Label and catalog number
Liberty 55964
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single
Runout / matrix

LB 2402 [Nashville Matrix] 5Runout, side A, etched, except [stamped]

LB 2438 [Nashville Matrix] 5Runout, side B, etched, except [stamped]

LB-2402Side A label

LB-2438Side B label

Full details of this pressing

US

1967
Label and catalog number
Liberty 55964
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Rainbo Pressing
Runout / matrix

LB 2402 55964A-Side Runout Etching

LB 2438 RE ① 55964B-Side Runout Etching

LB-2402A-Side Label

LB-2438B-Side Label

Full details of this pressing

US

1967
Label and catalog number
Liberty 55964
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single
Runout / matrix

LB-2402Label A

LB-2438Label B

LB-2402 55964Deadwax A

LB-2438 Re ① 55964Deadwax B

Full details of this pressing

US

1967
Label and catalog number
Liberty S-55964
Format
7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo
Runout / matrix

LB-2471-SSide A label

LB-2472-SSide B label

Full details of this pressing

US

1967
Label and catalog number
Liberty 55964
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo
Runout / matrix

LB-2402Side A label

LB-2438Side B label

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 11 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s11 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1967AustraliaLiberty LYK-1878First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1967CanadaLiberty F. 55964First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1967GreeceLiberty LIB 13003 GFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1967New ZealandLiberty LYK-1878First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1967South AfricaLiberty LYS 104First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1967USLiberty 55964First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene
1967USLiberty 55964First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1967USLiberty 55964First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono
1967USLiberty S-55964First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo
1967USLiberty 55964First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1967USLiberty 55964First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single

Tracklist

  1. ACome Back When You Grow Up2:16
  2. BSwahili Serenade2:08

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Come Back When You Grow Up are there?

11 vinyl pressings of Come Back When You Grow Up are listed here, from 6 countries.

When was Come Back When You Grow Up first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Australia, Canada, Greece and more. One of them is Liberty 55964.

How do I tell if my copy of Come Back When You Grow Up is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 55964, S-55964, LYK-1878, F. 55964) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XX LB 2402 and LB 2438. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Come Back When You Grow Up on vinyl worth?

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.

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