UK
November 1, 1999- Label and catalog number
- VC Recordings 7243 8 96329 6 5VC Recordings VCRT56
- Format
- 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single
- Runout / matrix
VCRT 56 A-1-1-Side A runout, stamped
VCRT 56 AA-02-01-Side B runout, stamped
Vinyl pressings
by Madison Avenue · 1999
Don't Call Me Baby was first pressed on vinyl in 1999. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1999, the album's first year, in 4 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.
VCRT 56 A-1-1-Side A runout, stamped
VCRT 56 AA-02-01-Side B runout, stamped
0077626 A-01-01- |Runout side A, stamped
0077626 B-01-01- |Runout side B, stamped
VCRTDJ 56 A-1-1-1Side A [stamped]
VCRTDJ 56 B-1-1-1Side B [stamped]
VCRTDJ 56 C-1-1-Side C [stamped]
VCRTDJ 56 D-1-1-Side D [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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Australia | Vicious Grooves VG12005First year12" | 12" |
| 1999 | Europe | Vicious Grooves 667509 6 / Vicious Grooves 6675096000First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1999 | Italy | Epic EPC 668309 6 / Epic 6683096000First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1999 | UK | VC Recordings VCRTDJ 56First year12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 12", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1999 | UK | Sony Music UK SAMPMS 7248First year12" | 12" |
| 1999 | UK | Vicious Grooves 007762 6First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1999 | UK | Vicious Grooves 007762 6First year12", White Label | 12", White Label |
| 1999 | UK | VC Recordings 7243 8 96329 6 5 / VC Recordings VCRT56First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | UK | VC Recordings vcrtdj64 / Vicious Grooves vcrtdj6412", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM · Promo |
| 2000 | UK | VC Recordings VCRLH647", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox |
| 2000 | UK | VC Recordings VCRT 64 / VC Recordings 7243 8 96741 6 312", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2000 | US | C2Records 44 7937112", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | UK | Vicious Grooves VG1246012", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Limited Edition, Promo · Promo, Limited |
13 vinyl pressings of Don't Call Me Baby are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1999 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1999, in UK, Australia, Europe, Italy. One of them is VC Recordings 7243 8 96329 6 5, released November 1, 1999.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7243 8 96329 6 5, SAMPMS 7248, 007762 6, VCRTDJ 56) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, VCRT 56 A-1-1- and VCRT 56 AA-02-01-. 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.