Vinyl pressings
by Smokie · 1980
Take Good Care Of My Baby was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1980, the album's first year, in 10 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.
RAK 309 A1 BLAIRZRunout side A, variant 1
RAK 309 B1Runout side B, variant 1
RAK 309 A-1 1 BLAIRZRunout side A, variant 2
RAK 309 B-1 2Runout side B, variant 2
RAK 309 A1 BLAIRZRunout side A, variant 1
RAK 309 B1Runout side B, variant 1
RAK 309 A-1 1 BLAIRZRunout side A, variant 2
RAK 309 B-1 2Runout side B, variant 2
006-63795-A//44545-1Y 3 1Side A runout
006-63795-B//44546-1Y 1 1Side B runout
RAK 239•ASide A handwritten run-outs
RAK 239.BSide B handwritten run-outs
RAK239-ASide A label
RAK239-BSide B label
63 795 A-1Side A runout, variant 1
63 795 B-1Side B runout, variant 1
63 795 A-1 2.Side A runout, variant 2
63 795 B-1 1.Side B runout, variant 2
RAK 309 A-1Side A
RAK 309 B-1Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | RAK RAK-239First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Germany | RAK 1C 008-63 795 / RAK 1 C 008-63 795First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | Ireland | RAK RAK 309First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | New Zealand | RAK RAK 309First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Poland | Tonpress R-1045First yearFlexi-disc, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Card Backed, Picture Disc, Mono · Mono, Picture disc | Flexi-disc, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Card Backed, Picture Disc, Mono · Mono, Picture disc |
| 1980 | Poland | Tonpress R-1045First yearFlexi-disc, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Card Backed, Picture Disc, Mono · Mono, Picture disc | Flexi-disc, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Card Backed, Picture Disc, Mono · Mono, Picture disc |
| 1980 | Portugal | RAK 11C 006 63795 FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1980 | South Africa | RAK RAKJ 1077First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Sweden | RAK 7C 006-63795First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | UK | RAK RAK 309 / RAK RAK309First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | UK | RAK RAK 309 / RAK RAK309First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1980 | Netherlands | RAK 1A 006-63795First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1981 | Poland | Tonpress R-1045Flexi-disc, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Card Backed, Picture Disc, Mono · Mono, Picture disc | Flexi-disc, 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Card Backed, Picture Disc, Mono · Mono, Picture disc |
13 vinyl pressings of Take Good Care Of My Baby are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1980 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in UK, Netherlands, Australia, Germany and more. One of them is RAK RAK 309.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RAK 309, 1A 006-63795, RAK-239, 1C 008-63 795) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, RAK 309 A1 BLAIRZ and RAK 309 B1. 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.
