Vinyl pressings
by Bread · 1972
Baby I'm-A Want You was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
35 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 17 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.
EKS-75015 A-2 CSMRunout A side variant 1
EKS-75015 B CSM S1Runout B side variant 1
EKS-75015-A-2 CSM [illegible signature] B 2Runout A side variant 2
EKS-75015-B-1-CSM [illegible signature] B \Runout B side variant 2
P EKS-75015-A-CP CKDRunout A variant 1
P EKS-75015-B-CP CKDRunout B variant 1
P EKS-75015-A-3 CP CKD 3Runout A variant 2
P EKS-75015-B-CP CKD 1 0Runout B variant 2
EKS-75015-A-SPA Side etched
EKS-75015B-SP 12-14 71B Side etched
SRC [Specialty Records Corporation logo]Side A & B Stamped
EKS-75015-A-SP SM 12-14-71 ARDSide A runout, variant 1
EKS-75015B-SP 12-14-71 ARDSide B runout, variant 1
EKS-75015-A-SP SM-1 12-14-71 ARD [SRC logo]Side A runout, variant 2
EKS-75015-A-1-CTHVariant 1 - Side A runout etched
EKS-75015-B-1-CTHVariant 1 - Side B runout etched
T1 EKS-75015-A-1-CTH ard CVariant 2 - Side A runout etched exc. C stamped
T1 EKS-75015-B-CTH ard B3Variant 2 - Side B runout etched exc. B stamped
EKS-75015-A-2-CTH ARD D T1Side A runout, variant 1
EKS-75015-B-CTH ARD F T1Side B runout, variant 1
EKS-75015-A-2-CTH ARD C6 T1Side A runout, variant 2
EKS-75015-B-CTH ARD T1Side B runout, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Argentina | Elektra EKS-75015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Argentina | Elektra Kinney 14019First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Australia | Elektra EKS-75015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Barbados | Elektra EKS-75015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Brazil | Elektra EKLP 65.005 / 75015First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Elektra EKS-75015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Elektra EKS-75015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | El Salvador | Elektra EKS-75015 / Dicesa EKS-75015First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | France | Elektra 42.100First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Elektra ELK 42 100First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Greece | Elektra EKS-75015 / Elektra EKS 75015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Italy | Elektra K 42100First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | Elektra SWG-7553First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Elektra EKS 75015First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | South Africa | Elektra EKC 6014 / Elektra EKS 75015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP914LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2019 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-336 / Elektra MFSL 1-336LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Elektra ELLP-504LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Elektra EKS-75015LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | New Zealand | Elektra EKS 75015LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Elektra K 42100LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Elektra K 42100LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Elektra K 42100LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Elektra K42100LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Elektra K 42100LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Elektra K42100 / Elektra EKS 75015LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Elektra EKS-75015LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Elektra EKS-75015LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Elektra EKS-75015LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Elektra EKS-75015LP, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
63 vinyl pressings of Baby I'm-A Want You are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1972 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Elektra EKS-75015, released January 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EKS-75015, K 42100, Kinney 14019, EKLP 65.005 / 75015) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EKS-75015 A-2 CSM and EKS-75015 B CSM S1. 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.
