Vinyl pressings
by Box Tops · 1968
Cry Like A Baby was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 11 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.
6017 SA △11719 Bell Sound ®Side A runout, variant 1
6017B △11719-X Bell SoundSide B runout, variant 1
6017SA Bell Sound MR △11719 3/13-68 AudioMatrix BestwaySide A runout, variant 2
6017D Bell Sound MR △11719-X Bestway AudioMatrixSide B runout, variant 2
6017 SA Bell Sound BestwaySide A runout variant 1
6017 B SB Bell Sound Stereo BestwaySide B runout variant 1
6017 SA Bell Sound Bestway 3/11/68Side A runout variant 2
6017 B SB Bell Sound Stereo Bestway 3/12/68Side B runout variant 2
6017SA Bell Sound AudioMatrix BestwayRunout side A
6017B STEREO 3-13-68 Bell Sound AudioMatrix BestwayRunout side B
6017SASide A label
6017SBSide B label
6017 SA Bell SoundSide A runout
6017B Bell SoundSide B runout
6017SASide A label
6017SBSide B label
6017 MA !.. Bell Sound sf AudioMatrix BestwaySide A runout
6017 MB !.. Bell Sound sf AudioMatrixSide B runout
6017-MA-BWSide A label
6017-MB-BWSide B label
6017SA BellSound MR △11719-68 BestwaySide A runout
6017B BellSound MR △11719-X BestwaySide B runout
6017-SASide A label
6017-SBSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Argentina | Parlophone P-5015 / Parlophone P 5015First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Australia | Bell Records BELL 6017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Australia | Stateside SOSL 10027First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Canada | Bell Records BELL 6017 / Bell Records LPS 6017First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Bell Records 6017 / Bell Records BELL 6017First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Germany | Bell Records BELL 6017First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Italy | Ricordi International SLIR 22.022First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Stateside SSLM 6040First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | South Africa | Stateside JSL 5049First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ-706LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 1968 | UK | Bell Records SBLL 105First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Bell Records SCSL 3007 / Stateside SCSL-3007First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Bell Records BELL 6017First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Bell Records BELL 6017First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | US | Bell Records BELL 6017 / Bell Records 6017First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Japan | Bell Records BELL 58006LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Australia | World Record Club S/4947 / World Record Club S-4947LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Stateside SSSX 340.721LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Bell Records SBL 77501LP, Album | LP, Album |
25 vinyl pressings of Cry Like A Baby are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1968 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Bell Records BELL 6017, released April 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BELL 6017, MBLL 105, SBLL 105, SCSL 3007) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6017 SA △11719 Bell Sound ® and 6017B △11719-X Bell Sound. 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.
