Vinyl pressings
by Harvey Mandel · 1971
Baby Batter was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 10 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.
JLS-3017-A ESide A runout, variant 1
JLS-3017-B [connected AA]Side B runout, variant 1
JLS-3017-A BSide A runout, variant 2
JLS 3017B-1B SX2 ΛSide B runout, variant 2
JLS-3017-A [Artisan logo] 8-25-70Side A etched
JLS-3017-B Bestway [Artisan logo] 8-25-70Side B etched
(JLS 0 3017A BW)Side A label
(JLS 0 3017B BW)Side B label
JLS 3017A- 1A ITSide A runout
JLS 3017B- 1A ITSide B runout
JLS 0 3017 ASide A label
JLS 0 3017 BSide B label
JLS 3017A-1A IT A5Side A Runout stamped
JLS 3017B-1A IT A4Side B Runout stamped
JLS 0 3017 ASide A Label
JLS 0 3017 BSide B Label
JLS-3017-A ESide A runout, etched
JLS-3017-B CGSide B runout, etched
JLS 0 3017 ASide A label
JLS 0 3017 BSide B label
JLS 3017A-1B S sSide A, runout
JLS 3017B-1B S sSide B, runout
JLS 0 3017 ASide A, label
JLS 0 3017 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australasia | Janus Records JLS-3017 / Janus Records JLS 3017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Janus Records 9098-3017 / Janus Records JLS 3017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | Bellaphon BLPS 19020 / Janus Records BLPS 19020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | Bellaphon BLPS 19020 / Janus Records BLPS 19020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Italy | Ricordi International SNIR-JA 25.022First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Janus Records NQ 20.007First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Janus Records JLS-3017First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Philippines | Chess CS 2078First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Dawn DNLS 3015First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Janus Records JLS-3017 / Janus Records JLS 3017First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Janus Records JLS-3017 / Janus Records JLS 3017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Janus Records JLS-3017 / Janus Records JLS 3017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Janus Records JLS-3017First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Janus Records JLS-3017 / Janus Records JLS 3017First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Janus Records JLS 3017First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | Tiger Bay TB6522LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Janus Records JLS. 3.017LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Bellaphon BLPS 19020 / Janus Records BLPS 19020LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Akarma AK 075LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Mexico | Gamma GX 01-419LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Janus Records JLS-3017LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Janus Records JLS-3017LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
32 vinyl pressings of Baby Batter are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1971 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Japan, Australasia and more. One of them is Janus Records JLS-3017.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use JLS-3017, JLS 3017, DNLS 3015, YS-2489-JN) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, JLS-3017-A E and JLS-3017-B [connected AA]. 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.
