Vinyl pressings
by Joan Baez · 1968
Baptism was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. 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 1968, 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.
XSV140564-3D VSD 79275 ASide A, variant 1
XSV140565-3C VSD 79275 BSide B, variant 1
XSV140564-3A V SD 79275 ASide A, stamped, variant 2
V SD-79275B XSV140565-2BSide B, stamped, variant 2
o XSV140564-2F V SD 79275 A BSide A runout, stamped
o XSV140565-2F V SD 79275 B A 8Side B runout, stamped (A 8 etched)
V SD 79275 A P A6 o XSV140564-3BSide A runout, var. 1
VSD-79275B XSV140565-2B P F2 oSide B runout, var. 1
V SD 79275 A P o XSV140564-2FSide A runout, var. 2
VSD-79275B XSV140565-2B P oSide B runout, var. 2
o XSV140564-2D V SD 79275 A l T Λ2Side A runout
CT o VSD 79275B XSV140565-2C l T Λ2Side B runout
XSV 140564Side A label
XSV 140565Side B label
VSD-79275A P XSV140564-2B CTSide A stamped
VSD-79275B XSV140565-2A P 2Side B stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Vanguard VSD.79275 / Vanguard VSD-79275First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Australia | Vanguard VSD.79275 / Vanguard VSD-79275First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Vanguard VSD 79275First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Canada | Vanguard VSD • 79275 / Vanguard VSD-79275First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Canada | Vanguard VSD • 79275 / Vanguard VSD 79275First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | Chile | Vanguard 70.274First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | France | Vanguard 519 005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | France | Vanguard 19005First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | France | Vanguard 19005First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Vanguard VSD 79275First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | South Africa | Vanguard VAC 79275First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Spain | Hispavox HVAS 471-11First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Spain | Hispavox HVA 471-11First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Spain | Hispavox HVA 471-11First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Vanguard SVRL19000First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ- 7 5 6LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1979 | Japan | Vanguard GXC-129LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Serie D.M. Difusión Musical 70.274LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Italy | Vanguard VSD 79275LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Vanguard SR 198LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Mexico | Vanguard CV - 196LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Vanguard VSD 79275LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | UK | Vanguard VFLP 5103LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Vanguard VSD 79275LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Vanguard VSD･79275LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
32 vinyl pressings of Baptism are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1968 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Taiwan, Australia and more. One of them is Vanguard VSD 79275.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VSD 79275, VSD ･ 79275, VSD･79275, SVRL19000) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSV140564-3D VSD 79275 A and XSV140565-3C VSD 79275 B. 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.
