Vinyl pressings
by Ted Nugent · 1975
Hey Baby was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
ZSP-161092-1A STERLINGRunout A etched (Sterling stamped)
ZSS-161093-1B STERLINGRunout B etched (Sterling stamped)
ZSP 161092Label A
ZSS 161093Label B
T ZSP-161092-1E STERLINGA runout
T ZSS-161093-1D STERLINGB runout
ZSP 161092A label
ZSS 161093B label
ZSS 161093A-Side Matrix
ZSS 161094B-Side Matrix
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Canada | Epic 8-50197First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Germany | Epic EPC S 3900First year7", Promo, Single · Promo | 7", Promo, Single · Promo |
| 1975 | Greece | Epic EPC 3900First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | Epic 8-50197First year7", Mono, Stereo, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo, Mono | 7", Mono, Stereo, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1975 | US | Epic 8-50197First year7", Mono, Stereo, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo, Mono | 7", Mono, Stereo, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1976 | Australia | Epic ES 1857", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Germany | CBS EPC 3900 / Epic EPC 39007", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | Epic 06SP 57", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Japan | Epic 06SP 57", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Spain | Epic EPC 39007", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | US | Epic 8-501977", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | UK | Epic S EPC 39007", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | UK | Epic S EPC 39007", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1977 | UK | Epic S EPC 39007", 45 RPM, Promo, Reissue · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1977 | UK | Epic S EPC 39007", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of Hey Baby are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1975 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, Canada, Greece, Germany. One of them is Epic 8-50197.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 8-50197, EPC 3900, EPC S 3900) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP-161092-1A STERLING and ZSS-161093-1B STERLING. 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.
