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Jimmy WitherspoonBaby, Baby, Baby

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Baby, Baby, Baby

by Jimmy Witherspoon · 1963

10 pressings3 countriesJazzBlues

Baby, Baby, Baby was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of Baby, Baby, Baby

2 pressings came out in 1963, 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.

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 10 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1963USPrestige PR 7290 / Prestige PRLP 7290First yearLP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
1963USPrestige PRST 7290First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1970s2 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1970USPrestige PR 7855 / Prestige PRST 7855LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1970USPrestige PR 7855 / Prestige PRT-7855LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
1980s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1982ItalyPrestige HBS 8010LP, Album, Reissue, StereoLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo
1990s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1990USPrestige OBC-527 / Prestige PR-7290LP, Album, Reissue, RemasteredLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered
Year unknown4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?UKPrestige PR 7855LP, Album, ReissueLP, Album, Reissue
?UKPrestige PR 7855LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing
?USPrestige PR 7290LP, Album, Mono · MonoLP, Album, Mono · Mono
?USPrestige PRST 7290LP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo

Tracklist

  1. A1Mean Old Frisco
  2. A2Rocks In My Bed
  3. A3Bad Bad Whiskey
  4. A4Baby, Baby, Baby
  5. A5Sail On Little Girl
  6. A6One Scotch, One Bourbon, One Beer
  7. B1Lonely Boy Blues
  8. B2Blues And Trouble
  9. B3Endless Sleep
  10. B4I'll Go On Living
  11. B5I Can't Hardly See
  12. B6It's A Lonesome Old World

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Baby, Baby, Baby are there?

10 vinyl pressings of Baby, Baby, Baby are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1963 and 1990.

When was Baby, Baby, Baby first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US. One of them is Prestige PR 7290.

How do I tell if my copy of Baby, Baby, Baby is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PR 7290, PRST 7290) 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.

How much is Baby, Baby, Baby on vinyl worth?

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.

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