Vinyl pressings
by Jamie Principle · 1987
Baby Wants To Ride was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1987, the album's first year. 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.
FFRX 1 A // 2▽420 R 1 1 1Run-out A-side, stamped, variant 2
FFRX 1 B // 2▽420 R 1 1 1Run-out B-side, stamped, variant 2
FFRX 1 A // 1▽420 RRun-out A-side, facing inwards towards label [machine-stamp], variant 1
FFRX 1 B // 1▽420 RRun-out B-side, facing inwards towards label [machine-stamp], variant 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | UK | FFRR FFRDJ 1First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1988 | Australasia | London Records 886 303-112" | 12" |
| 1988 | Netherlands | FFRR 886 233-7 / FFRR FFR 017" | 7" |
| 1988 | Netherlands | London Records 886 233-112", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | UK | FFRR FFRX 1 DJ / FFRR 886 233-112", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 45 RPM · Promo |
| 1988 | UK | FFRR FFRX 112", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | UK | FFRR FFR 1 / FFRR 886233-77", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | UK | FFRR FFRXR 1 / FFRR FFRX 112", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1989 | Sweden | Btech 12TEK612", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition · Limited | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1989 | Sweden | Not On Label12", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1989 | Sweden | Btech 12TEK612", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition, Mispress · Limited | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition, Mispress · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | UK | Just Say JUST1-612" | 12" |
| 1997 | UK | UCA Records London UCA L 007-612" | 12" |
| 1998 | Germany | UCA Records UCA 063-612" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Belgium | Trax Records TXR1212", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | UK | SoSure Music SSMDC001 / FKF SSMDC00112", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Just Say JUST01-612", Promo · Promo | 12", Promo · Promo |
17 vinyl pressings of Baby Wants To Ride are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1987 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in UK. One of them is FFRR FFRDJ 1.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FFRDJ 1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FFRX 1 A // 2▽420 R 1 1 1 and FFRX 1 B // 2▽420 R 1 1 1. 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.
