Vinyl pressings
by Dolly Parton · 1978
Baby I'm Burnin' was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 8 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.
PB-11420-A-1S TML-MRunout side A etched, TML-M stamped variation 1
PB-11420-B 10S TML-MRunout side B etched, TML-M stamped variation 1
PB-11420 RANDYS ROOSTRunout side A etched variation 2
PB-11420-B RANDYS ROOSTRunout side B etched variation 2
PB-11420 A 6S [TML-S] (74520 mirrored) ISide A runout, etched [stamped]
PB-11420 B 5S [TML-M] (74516 mirrored) ISide B runout, etched [stamped]
PB-11420-ASide A label
PB-11420-BSide B label
PB-11420-A-1S TML-M I A6A side runout
PB-11420-B 10S TML-M I A5B side runout
PB-11420-AA side label
PB-11420-BB side label
PB 9329 - A - 1E A6B PN-A- 'W'Side A runout
PB 9329 - B - 1E 'W' A1ASide B runout
PB 9329 ASide A label
PB 9329 BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | RCA Victor 103268First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Australia | RCA Victor TDS 035First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Belgium | RCA Victor PB-1425First year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Canada | RCA Victor PB-11420First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | France | RCA PB 1420 / RCA Victor PB 1420First year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | RCA Victor PB 1425 / Inelco PB 1425First year7" | 7" |
| 1978 | Netherlands | RCA Victor PB-1425First year7", Single, Mixed | 7", Single, Mixed |
| 1978 | Netherlands | RCA Victor PB-1425First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mixed, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mixed, Stereo |
| 1978 | New Zealand | RCA Victor 103268First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | RCA Victor PC 11425 / RCA Victor PD 11425First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | UK | RCA Victor PB 9329First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | RCA PB-11420First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | US | RCA JB 11420First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1978 | US | RCA JB-11420First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | US | RCA PB-11420First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
27 vinyl pressings of Baby I'm Burnin' are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is RCA PB-11420.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PB-11420, JB 11420, JB-11420, PB 9329) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PB-11420-A-1S TML-M and PB-11420-B 10S TML-M. 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.
