Vinyl pressings
by The Stylistics · 1975
Sing Baby Sing / Thank You Baby was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 13 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.
AV 1807 S-4 MASTERDISK G.K. PRCA-Side Runout Etching
AV 1799 S-3 1-1 MASTERDISK G. KONG PRCB-Side Runout Etching
1807-SLabel Side A
1799-SLabel Side B
AV 1807 S-1A-Side Runout, Hand-etched
3- 5 -75 G. K.A-Side Runout, Hand-etched
42123A-Side Runout, Hand-etched Backwards
AV 1799 S-1B-Side Runout, Hand-etched
1807-SLabel Side A
1799-SLabel Side B
AV 1807 S-6 (MR) ∆96896 MASTERDISK G. K.Side A Runout
AV 1799 S-5 (MR) ∆96895 MASTERDISK G. K.Side B Runout
1807-SSide A Label
1799-SSide B Label
AV 1799 S-1 3-2-75 Ƨ MASTERDISK G. KONG 42158A-Side Runout Etching
Ƨ AV 1799 S-1 3-2-75 MASTERDISK G. KONG 42159B-Side Runout Etching
1799-SLabels
AV 1799 S-3 1-1 MASTERDISK G. KONG PRCA-Side Runout Etching
AV 1799 S-4 1-1 MASTERDISK G. KONG PRCB-Side Runout Etching
1799-SLabel Side (Both Identical)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Argentina | Avco PS 269First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Argentina | Avco 269First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1975 | Australia | Avco K-5921First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Avco AV 4652XFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Germany | Avco 16 022 ATFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Jamaica | Avco AV-4652First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | New Zealand | AVCO Embassy K 5921First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | South Africa | Avco T.613First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Spain | AVCO MO 1510First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Spain | AVCO MO 1510First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Avco AV-4652First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | Avco AV 4652First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | Avco AV-4652First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Avco AV-4652First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | US | Avco AV-4652First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
21 vinyl pressings of Sing Baby Sing / Thank You Baby are listed here, from 13 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Ireland, Netherlands and more. One of them is Avco AV-4652.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AV-4652, AV 4652, 6105 036, 16 022 AT) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AV 1807 S-4 MASTERDISK G.K. PRC and AV 1799 S-3 1-1 MASTERDISK G. KONG PRC. 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.
