Vinyl pressings
by The Echoes · 1961
Baby Blue / Boomerang was first pressed on vinyl in 1961. 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 1961, the album's first year, in 11 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.
SRG 103-3 LW Bell SoundA-side runout, variant 2
SRG 103-A LW Bell SoundB-side runout, variant 2
Bell Sound SRG 1̶0̶1̶A 103-A F LWA-side runout, variant 3
Bell Sound SRG 1̶0̶1̶B 103-B F LWB-side runout, variant 3
MR (In a circle) BellSound 45-SRG 1̶2̶1̶ 103-B △38314-XA-side runout
BellSound 45-SRG 1̶0̶1̶A̶ 103-A MR (In a circle) LW △38314B-side runout
MR (In a circle) BellSound SRG ̶1̶2̶1̶ ̶B̶ 103-B LWA-side runout
BellSound SRG 1̶0̶1̶A̶ 103-A MR (In a circle) LWB-side runout
MX9073 B1A-side runout
MX9074 A1B-side runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | Australia | Top Rank International TRK 83First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Belgium | Frankie Records 7006First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Canada | Zirkon Records 1044First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1961 | Chile | Columbia SG 166First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Germany | Ariola 45091First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1961 | Japan | Top Rank International RANK-1122First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Netherlands | Top Rank International HTR 624First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | New Zealand | Top Rank International JAR-369First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | Sweden | Karusell KFF 343First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1961 | UK | Top Rank International JAR-553First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | UK | Top Rank JAR-553First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1961 | US | Seg-Way Records S-103First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1961 | US | Seg-Way Records S-103First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1961 | US | Seg-Way Records S-103First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | SRG Records 45-1017", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | SRG Records 45-1017", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
16 vinyl pressings of Baby Blue / Boomerang are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1961, in US, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Seg-Way Records S-103.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S-103, JAR-553, TRK 83, 7006) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SRG 103-3 LW Bell Sound and SRG 103-A LW Bell Sound. 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.
