Vinyl pressings
by Mary Wells · 1961
Bye Bye Baby - I Don't Want To Take A Chance was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. 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 1961, 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.
XCTV 84405-1KB LPM 600 11.A-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
XCTV 84406-1KB LPM 600 A1B-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
XCTV 84405-IKD MLP600 AIIIIIIA-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
XCTV 84406-IKD MLP600 AIIB-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | US | Motown MLP-600 / Motown M - Lp600First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Oriole PS 40051LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Japan | Tamla Motown SWX-6077LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | France | Motown 535009 / Vogue 535009LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Motown M5-161V1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | Motown M5-161V1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | Rumble Records RUM2011045LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2013 | Europe | WaxTime 771891LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Europe | Pan-Am Records 9152323LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Motown 230·15·047LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Bye Bye Baby - I Don't Want To Take A Chance are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1961 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US. One of them is Motown MLP-600, released August 1961.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MLP-600) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XCTV 84405-1KB LPM 600 11. and XCTV 84406-1KB LPM 600 A1. 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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