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.
38 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 25 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.
8460 MR 8460 ∆70118 0 B̶e̶s̶t̶w̶a̶y̶Side A runout
8461 B̶e̶s̶t̶w̶a̶y̶ M MR LW ∆70118-XSide B runout
8460Side A label
8461Side B label
8460 8460 LW B BestwaySide A etched
8461 Bestway LWSide B etched
8460Side A label
8461Side B label
8460Side A
8461Side B
B̶e̶s̶t̶w̶a̶y̶ PL 8460 8460 LWA-side runout etching
8461 B̶e̶s̶t̶w̶a̶y̶ PL LWB-side runout etching
8460A-side label
8461B-side label
8460Side A
8461Side B
8460Side A
8461Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Argentina | Parlophone P 1001First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1968 | Argentina | Parlophone P 1001First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Australia | Stateside OSS-315First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Belgium | Stateside RSS 126First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Brazil | Odeon 7-BT-10First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Bell Records MALA 593XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Denmark | Bell Records BLL 1001First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Stateside FSS 549First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Mala 593First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Greece | Bell Records 7501First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | India | Stateside 45-ESS.62First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Italy | Ricordi International SIR 20.069 / Bell RecordsFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Italy | Bell Records SIR 20.069 / Ricordi International SIR 20.069First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Italy | Ricordi International SIR 20.072First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Mexico | Bell Records 6309First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Bell Records TOP 0617", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Mexico | Capitol Records 63097", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Turkey | Stateside TSS 40037", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Flashback Records FLB 387", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Flashback Records No. 387", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Flashback Records FLB-387", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Flashback Records FLB 387", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Flashback Records FLB-387", 45 RPM, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Styrene |
47 vinyl pressings of Cry Like A Baby are listed here, from 26 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Mala 593, released February 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 593, MALA 593, 38, BLL 1001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 8460 MR 8460 ∆70118 0 B̶e̶s̶t̶w̶a̶y̶ and 8461 B̶e̶s̶t̶w̶a̶y̶ M MR LW ∆70118-X. 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.
