Vinyl pressings
by Sam & Dave · 1967
When Something Is Wrong With My Baby was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1967, 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.
STX-11172 - 1Runout Side A, etched, Variant 1
STX-11468 - 1Runout Side B, etched, Variant 1
STX-11172 - 1 LW AT [SRC logo mirrored]Runout Side A, etched, Variant 2
STX-11468 - 1 LW AT [SRC logo mirrored]Runout Side B, etched, Variant 2
STX-11172 - 11 1186Side A Runout
S 1187Side B Runout
S - 1186 - PL STX-11172-PLSide A Label
S - 1187 - PL STX-11468-PLSide B Label
STX-11172Side A
STX-11468Side B
STX-11172-31 AT MSide A Runout
STX-11468-31 AT MSide B Runout
STX-11172-MOLabel A
STX-11468-MOLabel B
STX-11172-21 LW AT WA side etching
STX-11468-21 LW (MR) AT △65138 WB side etching, except (MR) stamp
STX-11172 - 11 1186 LW ATSide A Runout
STX-11468- 11 1187 LW AT WSide B Runout
S - 1186 - PL STX-11172-PLSide A Label
S - 1187 - PL STX-11468-PLSide B Label
STX-111 72- 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Stax STAX 210XFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Italy | Atlantic ATL JB 03907First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| 1967 | UK | Stax 6010067", 45 RPM, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Repress |
| 1967 | US | Stax S-210First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Stax A-210 / Stax STX-11172-SPFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Stax 45-210First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Stax S-210First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Stax 45-210First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Stax S-210First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Stax 45-210First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Stax S-210First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Stax S-210First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Stax 45-210First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | UK | Stax 601006First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1967 | Italy | Atlantic STX-NP 05001First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
15 vinyl pressings of When Something Is Wrong With My Baby are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Italy, Canada. One of them is Stax 45-210, released January 25, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-210, S-210, A-210, 601006) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STX-11172 - 1 and STX-11468 - 1. 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.
