US
June 1973- Label and catalog number
- Cadet CA 50037
- Format
- LP, Album, Stereo · Mid-South Pressing
- Runout / matrix
CA-50037-A STERLING M_SRunout side A
CA 50037 B-1 STERLING M_SRunout side B
CA 50037 ALabel side A
CA 50037 BLabel side B
Vinyl pressings
by The Dells · 1973
Give Your Baby A Standing Ovation was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. 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 1973, the album's first year, in 6 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.
CA-50037-A STERLING M_SRunout side A
CA 50037 B-1 STERLING M_SRunout side B
CA 50037 ALabel side A
CA 50037 BLabel side B
CA-50037-Aside A runout etched
CA 50037 B-1side B runout etched
CA 50037 AMatrix side A, on label
CA 50037 BMatrix side B, on label
p CA-50037-A STERLING RLSide A runout etched
p CA 50037 B RE-1 X STERLINGSide B runout etched
CA 50037 AMatrix side A, on label
CA 50037 BMatrix side B, on label
CA-50037-A-Z5• 1 ✲ STERLINGSide A runout
CA 50037 B-1-Z5• 2 ✲ STERLINGSide B runout
(CA 50037 A)Side A label
(CA 50037 B)Side B label
CA-50037-A-Z5• 1 ✲ STERLINGRunout A
CA 50037 B-1-Z5• 2 ✲ STERLINGRunout B
CA 50037 ALabel A
CA 50037 BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | Chess CHLS 300First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Cadet 9035-50037First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Canada | Cadet 9035-50037First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Bellaphon BLPS 19157 / Chess BLPS 19157First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Jamaica | Cadet CA 50037First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Chess SWX-6036First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Cadet CA 50037First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Cadet CA 50037First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Cadet CA 50037First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Cadet CA 50037First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Cadet CA 50037First yearLP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Cadet CA 50037First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | South Korea | Taedo EU 560LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
13 vinyl pressings of Give Your Baby A Standing Ovation are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Cadet CA 50037, released June 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CA 50037, CHLS 300, 9035-50037, BLPS 19157) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CA-50037-A STERLING M_S and CA 50037 B-1 STERLING M_S. 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.