Vinyl pressings
by Eydie Gormé · 1964
I Want You To Meet My Baby was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. 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 1964, the album's first year, in 11 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-78075-1A TIRunout, Side A, Stamped
SZP-78074-1A TIRunout, Side B, Stamped
ZSP-78075-1B TIRunout, Side A, Stamped, Variant 1
SZP-78074-1B TIRunout, Side B, Stamped, Variant 1
ZSP-78074-1C TIRunout, Side A, Stamped
ZSP-78075-1C SRunout, Side A, Stamped
ZSP 78075Label Side A
ZSP 78074Label Side B
JZSP 78075
J ZSP-78075-1JA-Side Runout Etching
J ZSP-78074-1KB-Side Runout Etching
JZSP 78075A-Side Label
JZSP 78074B-Side Label
AAG 215 1F▼1=42011 1A-side
AAG 215 2F▼1//42011 1B-side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | CBS BA-221131First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Canada | Columbia 4-43082First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Denmark | CBS AAG 215First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Israel | CBS Records Ltd. 1.540 / CBS Records Ltd. 4-43082First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Italy | CBS 1340First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Italy | CBS 1340First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Italy | CBS 1340First year7", 45 RPM, Special Edition | 7", 45 RPM, Special Edition |
| 1964 | Japan | Columbia LL-657-CFirst year7", 45 RPM, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, White Label |
| 1964 | Netherlands | CBS 1.540First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | New Zealand | CBS BA 461050First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Norway | CBS AAG 215First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | CBS AAG215First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | US | Columbia 4-43082First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1964 | US | Columbia 4-43082First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Columbia 4-43082First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
16 vinyl pressings of I Want You To Meet My Baby are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 4-43082.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-43082, AAG215, BA-221131, AAG 215) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP-78075-1A TI and SZP-78074-1A TI. 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.
