Vinyl pressings
by Jimmy Smith · 1960
Crazy! Baby was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1960, 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.
BN-LP-4030 · A · RVG PSide A runout etched/stamped
BN-LP-4030 · B · RVG PSide B runout etched/stamped
BN 4030-ASide A label
BN 4030-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | US | Blue Note 4030 / Blue Note BLP 4030First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | Blue Note 84030 / Blue Note BST 84030First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Blue Note 4030 / Blue Note BLP 4030LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Blue Note 84030 / Blue Note ST-84030LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Blue Note 4030 / Blue Note BLP 4030LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Blue Note BLP 4030LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | US | Blue Note 84030 / Blue Note BST 84030LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Blue Note 4030 / Blue Note BLP 4030LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Blue Note BST 84030 / Blue Note ST-84030LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | US | Blue Note BLP-4030 / Blue Note 84030LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Brazil | Blue Note BNLP-12154LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Blue Note GXK 8145 / Blue Note BST 84030LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | France | Blue Note BST 84030LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Blue Note BST 84030LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Blue Note BST 84030LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Blue Note BST 84030LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Japan | Blue Note 84030 / Blue Note BST 84030LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | France | Rat Pack Records BLP-4030 / Culture Factory 783508LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Blue Note BST 84.030 / Blue Note BST 84030-ULP, Stereo, Reissue, Album | LP, Stereo, Reissue, Album |
| ? | Germany | Blue Note BST 84030LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Blue Note BLP-4030/84030, BST-84030LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Blue Note BST 84030 / Blue Note 84030LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Blue Note BLP 4030LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
23 vinyl pressings of Crazy! Baby are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1960 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US. One of them is Blue Note 4030, released June 1960.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4030, 84030) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BN-LP-4030 · A · RVG P and BN-LP-4030 · B · RVG P. 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.
