UK
December 1968- Label and catalog number
- RCA Victor RCA 1772
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single · Black Label
Vinyl pressings
by Harmony Grass · 1968
Move In A Little Closer Baby 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.
5 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.
WGBK-0149-1C D JT 1Runout side A
WGBK-0150 D 1Runout side B
WGBK 0149Label side A
WGBK 0150Label side B
WGBK-0149- L. II C Manufactured in GermanyRunout side A
WGBK-0150- LI II Manufactured in GermanyRunout side B
WGBK-0149Label side A
WGBK-0150Label side B
XPKX-5698
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 | Australia | RCA 47-9742First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Germany | RCA 47-15101 / RCA Victor 47-15101First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | RCA 47-15101First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 1772First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 1772First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Spain | RCA Victor 3-103687", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | UK | RCA Victor RCA 17727", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1969 | Canada | RCA Victor RCA 17727", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | RCA 47-97247", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | RCA 47-97247", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of Move In A Little Closer Baby are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, Germany, Australia. One of them is RCA Victor RCA 1772, released December 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RCA 1772, 47-15101, 47-9742) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.