Vinyl pressings
by The Pretenders · 1987
My Baby was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
20 pressings came out in 1987, the album's first year, in 8 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.
R/S Alsdorf 248416-7-ASide A, stamped Variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 248416-7-BSide B, stamped Variant 1
R/S Alsdorf 248416-7-A ̶D̶ ̶M̶ ̶M̶ BESide A, stamped/etched Variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 248416-7-BSide B, stamped Variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 248415-0-A >F< 6Runout side A
R/S Alsdorf 248415-0-B 7Runout side B
YZ 110 T A//1∇ 420 C 1 1 2 TY1Runout Side A
YZ 110 T B//1∇ 420 C 1 1 2 TY1Runout Side B
YZ110 A // 1▽420 C 1 2 3 TY1Runout side A
YZ110 B // 1▽420 C 1Runout side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Australia | WEA 7-248470 / Real Records 7-248470First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1987 | Canada | Sire 92 84967First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1987 | Canada | Sire 92 84967First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | Europe | WEA 248 416-7 / Real Records 248 416-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Europe | WEA 248 415-0 / Real Records 248 415-0First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | Ireland | Real Records YZ110First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1987 | Spain | WEA 829First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | UK | Real Records YZ 110T / Real Records 248415-0First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | UK | Real Records YZ 110 / Real Records 248416-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1987 | UK | Real Records YZ 110F / Real Records YZ 110First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1987 | UK | Real Records YZ 110First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1987 | UK | Real Records YZ 110First year7", Single, White Label | 7", Single, White Label |
| 1987 | UK | Real Records YZ 110First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | UK | Real Records YZ110First year7", Advance, Single | 7", Advance, Single |
| 1987 | US | Sire 9 28496-7 / Sire 7-28496First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
20 vinyl pressings of My Baby are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in Europe, UK, US, Japan and more. One of them is WEA 248 416-7.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 248 416-7, 248 415-0, YZ 110T, YZ 110) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R/S Alsdorf 248416-7-A and R/S Alsdorf 248416-7-B. 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.
