Vinyl pressings
by Gloria Walker · 1968
Talking About My Baby / The Gallop was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 3 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.
w FA-15277 - 1 LW AT SRCA-Side Runout Etching
w FA-15278 - 1 LW AT SRCB-Side Runout Etching
FA-15277-SPA-Side Label
FA-15278-SPB-Side Label
FA-15277Side A Label
FA-15278Side B Label
W(etched) p(stamped/inverted) FA–15277— 1 LWC(etched, sideways, one letter on top of another) AT(etched)A side deadwax
W(etched) p(stamped/inverted) FA–15278— 1 LW C(etched, sideways, one letter on top of another) AT(etched)B side deadwax
FA-15277-PLSide A Label
FA-15278-PLSide B Label
FA - 15277 - 1 LW AT WSide A runout
FA - 15278 - 1 LW AT WSide B runout
FA-15277-PLA Label
FA-15278-PLB Label
FA-15277-SPSide A Label:
FA-15278-SPSide B Label:
FA-15277-1 AT WSide A Label: Variation
FA-15278-S1 AT WSide B Label: Variation
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 70.338First year7" | 7" |
| 1968 | US | Flaming Arrow 45-FA-35First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Canada | ATCO Records FAMING ARROW 35XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Flaming Arrow FA 35First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Flaming Arrow ED 35First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Flaming Arrow FA 35First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Flaming Arrow 45-FA-35First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Flaming Arrow 45-FA-35First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Flaming Arrow FA 35First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Flaming Arrow FA-35First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Flaming Arrow FA-35First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Flaming Arrow FA 35First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
12 vinyl pressings of Talking About My Baby / The Gallop are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Canada, Germany. One of them is Flaming Arrow FA 35, released October 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FA 35, ED 35, 45-FA-35, FA-35) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, w FA-15277 - 1 LW AT SRC and w FA-15278 - 1 LW AT SRC. 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.
