Vinyl pressings
by Dion · 1962
Ruby Baby / He'll Only Hurt You was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1962, 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.
ZSP-58841-1JA side deadwax - stamped, variant 1
P ZSP-58840-1H °B side deadwax - stamped, variant 1
ZSP-58841-1ABA side deadwax - stamped, variant 2
ZSP-58840-1ABB side deadwax - stamped, variant 2
ZSP-58841-1ADA side deadwax - stamped
ZSP-58841-1ADB side deadwax - stamped
ZSP 58841A-side label
ZSP 58840B-side label
ZSP-58841-1AJA side deadwax - stamped
ZSP-58840-1AB side deadwax - stamped
ZSP 58841A-side label
ZSP 58840B-side label
ZSP-58841-1A TIIIIIIIIIA-side runout, variant 1
ZSP-58840-1A TIIB-side runout, variant 1
ZSP-58841-1AF TIA-side runout, variant 2
ZSP-58840-1A TIIIIIIB-side runout, variant 2
J ZSP-58841-1C H H HSide A Stamped, H H H etched
ZSP-58840-1BD HSide B Stamped. H etched
ZSP 58841A-side label
ZSP 58840B-side label
ZSP-58841-1F ORunout side A, variant 1
ZSP-58840-1D ORunout side B, variant 1
ZSP-58841-1JRunout side A, variant 2
ZSP-58840-1GRunout side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Canada | Columbia 4-42662First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Denmark | CBS AAG 1102First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1962 | Netherlands | CBS CA 281.160First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Netherlands | CBS CA 281.160First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | New Zealand | Columbia7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1962 | South Africa | CBS SSC.384First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Columbia JZSP 58841First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1962 | US | Columbia 4-42662First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia 4-42662First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Columbia 4-42662First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1962 | US | Columbia 4-42662First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia 4-42662First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1962 | US | Columbia 4-42662First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | US | Columbia 4-42662First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Greece | Columbia 4-42662First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | CBS 321.1197", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| ? | Greece | CBS BA 3010147", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
29 vinyl pressings of Ruby Baby / He'll Only Hurt You are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1962 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, Greece, Canada, Denmark and more. One of them is Columbia 4-42662, released December 28, 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-42662, JZSP 58841, AAG 1102, CA 281.160) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP-58841-1J and P ZSP-58840-1H °. 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.
