US
1978- Label and catalog number
- Laurie Records LDG 109
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
Vinyl pressings
by The Jarmels · 1978
A Little Bit Of Soap / Baby Let's Wait was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year. 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.
M̶7̶0̶W̶ ̶7̶0̶4̶3̶ A1 (̶T̶R̶)̶S̶O̶8̶1̶ LdG109A RE3Side A runout
A1 T̶K̶4̶M̶ ̶1̶9̶9̶7̶ LdG109B RE3 T̶R̶S̶R̶1̶0̶8̶1̶Side B runout
LDG 109 ASide A label
LDG 109 BSide B label
M̶7̶0̶W̶ ̶7̶0̶4̶3̶ A1 (̶T̶R̶)̶S̶O̶8̶1̶ LdG109A RE3Side A runout
A1 T̶K̶4̶M̶ ̶1̶9̶9̶7̶ LdG109B RE3 T̶R̶S̶R̶1̶0̶8̶1̶Side B runout
LDG 109 ASide A label
LDG 109 BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | US | Laurie Records LDG 109First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | US | Laurie Records LDG 1097", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1978 | US | Laurie Records LDG 1097", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| 1978 | US | Laurie Records LDG 109First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1978 | US | Laurie Records LDG 109First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | US | Collectables LDG 1097", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1988 | US | Laurie Records LDG 1097", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Collectables COL 21097", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Laurie Records LDG 1097", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Collectables LDG 21097", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Collectables LDG 21097", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of A Little Bit Of Soap / Baby Let's Wait are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1978 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US. One of them is Laurie Records LDG 109.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use LDG 109) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.