US
1968- Label and catalog number
- Epic 5-10493
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene
Vinyl pressings
by The Marmalade · 1968
Baby Make It Soon 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.
3 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.
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 | New Zealand | CBS BA 461241First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Epic 5-10493First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Epic 5-10493First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1969 | Brazil | Epic 660377", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Canada | Epic 5-104937", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Chile | CBS 90.0707", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | France | CBS 42877", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | France | CBS 42877", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1969 | Germany | CBS 42877", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Greece | CBS BA 3012557", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Italy | CBS 42877", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Japan | CBS/Sony CBSA 820157", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Malaysia | CBS 2-5757", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Netherlands | CBS 42877", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Norway | CBS 4287 / CBS CBS 42877", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | CBS 22.1297", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| ? | Australia | CBS BA-2216697", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
26 vinyl pressings of Baby Make It Soon are listed here, from 20 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, New Zealand. One of them is Epic 5-10493.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5-10493, BA 461241) 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.