US
1957- Label and catalog number
- Roulette R-4010
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single
- Runout / matrix
12122-1A-Side Runout Etching Variant 1
12122A-Side Runout Etching Variant 2
12122-6A-Side Runout Etching Variant 3
12016-5B-Side Runout Etching Variant 1
Vinyl pressings
by Jimmy Bowen · 1957
Warm Up To Me Baby was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1957, 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.
12122-1A-Side Runout Etching Variant 1
12122A-Side Runout Etching Variant 2
12122-6A-Side Runout Etching Variant 3
12016-5B-Side Runout Etching Variant 1
12122-1A-side runout
12016-3B-side runout
12122A-side label
12016B-side label
12122A-side label
12016B-side label
12122A-side label
12016B-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Canada | Apex 9-76149First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | Canada | Apex 76149First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1957 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 3984First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1957 | UK | Columbia DB. 3984First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1957 | US | Roulette R-4010First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | US | Roulette R-4010First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1957 | US | Roulette R-4010First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1957 | US | Roulette R-4010First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | US | Roulette R-4010First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1957 | US | Roulette R-4010First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Collectables COL 02427", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Warm Up To Me Baby are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Roulette R-4010.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R-4010, 45-DB 3984, DB. 3984, 9-76149) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 12122-1 and 12122. 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.