Vinyl pressings
by Sylvie Vartan · 1968
Zum Zum Zum / Baby Capone was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
TKAW 14340 2S 1A 2 MRunout area side A
TKAW 14341 1S 2C M 6Runout area side B
TKAW 14340 1S 1A 17 MRunout area side A, variant 2
TKAW 14341 2S 2B M 13Runout area side B, variant 2
TKAW 14340 2S 1 C 2 MEtched side A
TKAW 14341 2S - 2B 2 MEtched side B
TKAW 14340Label side A
TKAW 14341Label side B
TKAW 24502 2S 1A 2Runout area side A
TKAW 24503 2S 1A 2Runout area side AA
TKAW 24502Label side A
TKAW 24503Label side AA
68.428/A-I R G.L.S.Run Out Side A
68.428/B-II R G.L.S.Run Out Side B
68.428/ALabel Side A
68.428/BLabel Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Argentina | RCA Victor 1451First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Italy | RCA Victor N 1563First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Italy | RCA Victor N 1563First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Italy | RCA Victor JBN 1563First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Peru | RCA 85-966First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Peru | RCA Victor 85-966First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Turkey | RCA 68.428 / RCA Victor 68.428First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Turkey | RCA 68.428 / RCA Victor 68.428First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Turkey | RCA Victor 68.428First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Turkey | RCA 68.428 / RCA Victor 68.428First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Chile | RCA Victor N - 15637", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Japan | RCA SS-19287", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
12 vinyl pressings of Zum Zum Zum / Baby Capone are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1968 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in Italy, Peru, Turkey, Argentina. One of them is RCA Victor N 1563.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use N 1563, JBN 1563, 85-966, 68.428) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TKAW 14340 2S 1A 2 M and TKAW 14341 1S 2C M 6. 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.
