Vinyl pressings
by Mac Davis · 1972
Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 14 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.
ZSP156517-1FA side stamped - Variant 1
ZSP154887-1AEB side stamped - Variant 1
ZSP156517-1GA side stamped - Variant 2
ZSP154887-1AHB side stamped - Variant 2
ZSP156517-1A TIIIVersion 1 etched side A
ZSP154887-1K TIVersion 1 stamped side B, except TI etched
ZSP156517-1E TVersion 2 stamped side A runout [T etched]
ZSP154887-1AC T AVersion 2 stamped side B runout [T A etched]
ZSP156517-1FA-Side Runout Etching (variant 1)
ZSP154887-1JB-Side Runout Etching (variant 1)
ZSP156517-1GA-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
ZSP154887-1AEB-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
JZSP-156517-1DRunout (Etched) Side A
JZSS-156518-1DRunout (Etched) Side B
JZSP-156517-1ERunout (Etched) Side A
ZSS-156518-1ARunout (Etched) Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | CBS BA-221912First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Canada | Columbia 4-45618First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Germany | CBS CBS 8250First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Germany | CBS CBS 8250 / CBS 8250First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Greece | CBS CBS 301375First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Jamaica | Columbia 4-45618First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Japan | CBS/Sony SOPA 46First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Malaysia | CBS 2 - 712First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Mexico | CBS 7003First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Netherlands | CBS CBS 8250 / CBS 4-45618First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | New Zealand | CBS BA 461407First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | South Africa | CBS SSC.1221First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Spain | CBS CBS 8250First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Thailand | Not On Label 4-456187", 45 RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1972 | UK | CBS CBS S 8250First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Philippines | CBS 4-456187", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
26 vinyl pressings of Baby Don't Get Hooked On Me are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1972 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 4-45618, released May 12, 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-45618, CBS S 8250, BA-221912, CBS 8250) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP156517-1F and ZSP154887-1AE. 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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