Vinyl pressings
by The Intruders · 1968
(Love Is Like A) Baseball Game 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.
11 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 2 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.
KGGR-217AA-side label
KGGR-217BB-side label
p Gamble MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA.° KGGR 217A ③A side deadwax
p F/W ° Gamble KGGR 217A ③B side deadwax
KGGR-217AA-side label
KGGR-217BB-side label
Gamble(etched) MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA.[on three lines] ° (stamped) KGGR 217A (3) (etched, 3 inside circle) P(stamped)A-side deadwax
p(stamped, inverted) F/W(etched) ° (stamped) Gamble KGGR 217B (3) (etched, 3 inside circle)B-side deadwax
KGGR-217AA-side label
KGGR-217BB-side label
Gamble KGGR 217A-1(etched) MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA.[on three lines stamped] MR (inside circle stamped) Δ71977 AUDIOMATRIX (stamped)A side deadwax
Gamble KGGR 217A-1(etched) MR (inside circle stamped) Δ71977X AUDIOMATRIX (stamped)B side deadwax
KGGR-217AA-side label
KGGR-217BB-side label
TIII SS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. Gamble KGGR 217A -2A side deadwax, SS Is Scripted
TIII Gamble KGGR 217B F/W SS -1B side deadwax, SS Is Scripted
KGGR-217AA-side label
KGGR-217BB-side label
Gamble KGGR 217A-1(etched) MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA.[on three lines stamped] MR (inside circle stamped) Δ71977 AUDIOMATRIX (stamped)A side deadwax
Gamble KGGR 217A-1(etched) MR (inside circle stamped) Δ71977X AUDIOMATRIX (stamped)B side deadwax
Gamble KGGR 217A-1 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. AudioMatrixA side etched/stamped runout
F/W Gamble KGGR 217B AudioMatrixB side etched runout
KGGR-217AA-side label
KGGR-217BB-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Canada | Reo 9015XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Gamble 217First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | US | Gamble G-217First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | US | Gamble G-217First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Gamble G-217First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Gamble G-217First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Gamble G-217First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Gamble G-217First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Gamble G-217First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Gamble G-217First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1968 | US | Gamble G-217First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Collectables COL 46787", Reissue | 7", Reissue |
12 vinyl pressings of (Love Is Like A) Baseball Game are listed here, from 2 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Canada. One of them is Gamble G-217, released June 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use G-217, 217, 9015X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, KGGR-217A and KGGR-217B. 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.
