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Luisa FernandezStop / Cool It Baby

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Stop / Cool It Baby

by Luisa Fernandez · 1978

11 pressings5 countriesDiscoElectronicPop

Stop / Cool It Baby was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. 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 Stop / Cool It Baby

8 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 5 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.

Netherlands

October 1978
Label and catalog number
Warner Bros. Records WB 17.259 NWarner Bros. Records WB 17 259
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
Runout / matrix

WB17259 A 44C1Runout side A

WB17259 B 44C1Runout side B

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Germany

October 1978
Label and catalog number
Warner Bros. Records WB 17 259
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single
Runout / matrix

WEA· 17259 · A PF·Runout side A

WEA· 17259 · B PF·Runout side B

17 259-ALabel side A

17 259-BLabel side B

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Belgium

1978
Label and catalog number
Warner Bros. Records 17259
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo · Orange Labels
Runout / matrix

17259 ARunout side A

17259 BRunout side B

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Belgium

1978
Label and catalog number
Warner Bros. Records 17259
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo · Silver Labels
Runout / matrix

17259 ARunout side A

17259 BRunout side B

Full details of this pressing

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

All 11 vinyl pressings

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

1970s10 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1978BelgiumWarner Bros. Records 17259First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
1978BelgiumWarner Bros. Records 17259First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
1978BelgiumWarner Bros. Records 17259First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1978FranceWarner Bros. Records WB Pro 114First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1978NetherlandsWarner Bros. Records 17259First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1978RhodesiaWarner Bros. Records WBS 309First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1978GermanyWarner Bros. Records WB 17 259First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1978NetherlandsWarner Bros. Records WB 17.259 N / Warner Bros. Records WB 17 259First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo
1979FranceWarner Bros. Records WB 17 305 / Warner Bros. Records 17 3057", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1979FranceWarner Bros. Records WB 17 305 / Warner Bros. Records 17.3057", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
Year unknown1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?GermanyWarner Bros. Records WB 17 2597", 45 RPM, Single, Repress7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress

Tracklist

  1. AStop (When You Do What You Do)3:58
  2. BCool It, Baby3:38

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of Stop / Cool It Baby are there?

11 vinyl pressings of Stop / Cool It Baby are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.

When was Stop / Cool It Baby first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1978, in Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Rhodesia and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WB 17.259 N, released October 1978.

How do I tell if my copy of Stop / Cool It Baby is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WB 17.259 N, 17259, WB 17 259, WBS 309) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WB17259 A 44C1 and WB17259 B 44C1. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is Stop / Cool It 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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