Vinyl pressings
by The Fortunes · 1972
Baby By The Way was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. 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 1972, the album's first year, in 7 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.
5C 006-81132A//HD 17297-1-Y-8Runout etched side A
5C 006-81132B//HD 17298-1-Y-8Runout etched side B
5C 006-81132-ALabel side A
5C 006-81132-BLabel side B
5C 006-81132A//HD 17297-1-Y-8Runout side A, variant 1
5C 006-81132B//HD 17298-1-Y-8Runout side B, variant 1
5C006-81132A//HD 17297-1-Y-8 1 1 1Runout side A, variant 2
5C006-81132B//HD 17298-1-Y-8 1 1 1Runout side B, variant 2
YCL 15719 A-1 G KT 1Runout side-A
YCL 15719 B-1 0 KT 1Runout side-B
YCL 15719A 45Label side-A
YCL 15719B 45Label side-B
YCL 15719 A-1 O KT 1Side A stamped runout
YCL 15719 B-1 A KT 1Side B stamped runout
YCL 15719A 45Side A label
YCL 15719B 45Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Capitol Records CP-9926First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Denmark | Capitol Records CL 15719First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 006-81 132First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1972 | Ireland | Capitol Records CL.15719First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Sweden | Capitol Records 4E 006-81132First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | UK | Capitol Records CL 15719First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | UK | Capitol Records CL 15719First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | UK | Capitol Records CL 15719First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Capitol Records 5C 006-81132 / Capitol Records 5C 006-81 132First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Netherlands | Capitol Records 5C 006-81132 / Capitol Records 5C 006-81 132First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
10 vinyl pressings of Baby By The Way are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in Netherlands, UK, Denmark, Germany and more. One of them is Capitol Records 5C 006-81132, released May 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5C 006-81132, CL 15719, 1C 006-81 132, CL.15719) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 5C 006-81132A//HD 17297-1-Y-8 and 5C 006-81132B//HD 17298-1-Y-8. 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.
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