Vinyl pressings
by Donna Summer · 1984
There Goes My Baby was first pressed on vinyl in 1984. 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 1984, the album's first year, in 16 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.
7-29291-CCA-3027-S-WW2 #3 —◁A-Side Runout Etching
7-29291-CCA-3094-S-WW1 —◁B-Side Runout Etching
7-29291-CCA-3027-S-WW2 #4 —◁A-Side Runout Etching Variant 1
7-29291-CCA-3094-S-WW1 —◁B-Side Runout Etching Variant 1
7-29291-CCA-3027-S-SH-1 R-13224-SH1 SLM △7497 1-1Etched Side A
7-29291-CCA-3094-S-SH1 R-13225-SH1 SLM △ 7498 1-Etched Side B
a (Allied Record Company logo)Stamped Both Sides
7-29291-CCA-3027-S-SH-I O R-13224-SI+I SLM△7497 I-ISide A, Handmade
7-29291-CCA-3094-S-SH-I O R-13225-SI+I SLM△7498 I-ISide B, Handmade
SH-SP 7-29291-CCA-3027-S SH-1 ɑ R-13224-S1+1 SLM ∆7497oI 1-3Side A Runout
CCA 3027SSide A Label
CCA 3094SSide B Label
7-29291-CCA-3094-S-SR-1 Src 12Side B Label
7-29291-CCA-3027-S-JW21 #2 0A-Side Runout Etching
7-29291-CCA-3094-S-JW1 0B-Side Runout Etching
CCA 3027SA-Side Label
CCA 3094SB-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records 7259438 / Warner Bros. Records 7-259438First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Brazil | WEA 18.093First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1984 | Canada | Geffen Records 92 92917First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Canada | Geffen Records 92 92917First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Canada | Geffen Records 92 92917First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 259 438-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records U 9438 TFirst year12" | 12" |
| 1984 | Europe | Warner Bros. Records 259 413-0First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Ireland | Warner Bros. Music U9438First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Italy | WEA 25 9413-0First year12" | 12" |
| 1984 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records 25 9438-7First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1984 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records SWB-148First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1984 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records 7259438First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Peru | Warner Bros. Records F WBR 07 29 291.3First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Portugal | Warner Bros. Records 229 25-9438-7First year7", Single | 7", Single |
35 vinyl pressings of There Goes My Baby are listed here, from 16 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1984, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Geffen Records 7-29291.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7-29291, PRO-A-2180, U 9438 T, U 9438) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7-29291-CCA-3027-S-WW2 #3 —◁ and 7-29291-CCA-3094-S-WW1 —◁. 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.
