Vinyl pressings
by Joe Tex · 1968
That's Your Baby 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.
1 pressing came out in 1968, 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.
DL-15674-21 LW MR [stamped-in circle] AT △74297 WRunout A
DL-15679-21 LW MR [stamped-in circle] AT △74298 WRunout B
DL-15674-MOLabel A
DL-15679-MOLabel B
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 | US | Dial 45-4089First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1969 | Australia | Atlantic AK-28037", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Canada | ATCO Records DIAL 4089X7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | France | Atlantic 650 134 / Atlantic 6501347" | 7" |
| 1969 | Germany | Atlantic Atl. 70.3487", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Greece | Atlantic 250197", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Sweden | Atlantic ATL 70.3487", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | US | Dial 45-40897", Single | 7", Single |
| 1969 | US | Dial 45-40897", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Dial 45-40897", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Dial 45-40897", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1969 | US | Dial 45-40897", Single | 7", Single |
12 vinyl pressings of That's Your Baby are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US. One of them is Dial 45-4089, released December 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-4089) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DL-15674-21 LW MR [stamped-in circle] AT △74297 W and DL-15679-21 LW MR [stamped-in circle] AT △74298 W. 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.
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