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My Baby Just Cares For Me by Nina Simone, album cover

Vinyl pressings

My Baby Just Cares For Me

by Nina Simone · 1982

35 pressings12 countriesSmooth JazzSwingJazz

My Baby Just Cares For Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. 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 My Baby Just Cares For Me

3 pressings came out in 1982, the album's first year, in 2 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.

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

All 35 vinyl pressings

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

1980s29 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1982ItalyGreen Line Records GLNP 001First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1982UKCharly Records CYX 201First year10", EP, Compilation10", EP, Compilation
1982UKCharly Records 7 CYX 201First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1985AustralasiaPolydor 887 396-77", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1985AustraliaPolydor 887 396-112", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Reissue12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Reissue
1985GreeceAriola ARIOLA 440512", 45 RPM12", 45 RPM
1985South AfricaCharly Records ROTS 0017", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1985UKCharly Records CYZ 11212", 45 RPM12", 45 RPM
1985UKCharly Records CYZ 7 112 / Charly Records CYZ7 1127", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1985UKCharly Records CYZ 11212", 45 RPM, Single12", 45 RPM, Single
1987FranceCarrere 14.373 / Carrere 143737", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1987FranceCarrere 8831 / Carrere 8.83112", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
1987FranceCarrere 14.3737", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1987GermanyZYX Records ZYX 5768 / ZYX Records 576812", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo
1987GermanyZYX Records 5768 R / ZYX Records ZYX 5768 R12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single
All 29 pressings from the 1980s
1990s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1997USBethlehem Records 20-9900112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Reissue
2010s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2014UKCharly Records CHARLY S 1517", Record Store Day, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited7", Record Store Day, Single, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited
Year unknown4 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?UKCharly Records CYZ 7 1127", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
?UKCharly Records Ltd. PLUG-17", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, White Label · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, White Label · Promo
?UKCharly Records CYZ 7 1127", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
?USZYX Records ZYX 5768 / ZYX Records ZYX-576812", 45 RPM12", 45 RPM

Tracklist

  1. AMy Baby Just Cares For Me
  2. BLittle Girl Blue

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of My Baby Just Cares For Me are there?

35 vinyl pressings of My Baby Just Cares For Me are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1982 and 2014.

When was My Baby Just Cares For Me first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, Italy. One of them is Charly Records CYX 201.

How do I tell if my copy of My Baby Just Cares For Me is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CYX 201, 7 CYX 201, GLNP 001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is My Baby Just Cares For Me 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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