Vinyl pressings
by The Swinging Blue Jeans · 1965
Crazy 'Bout My Baby was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. 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 1965, the album's first year, in 10 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.
7XEA 21452-1 R KT 1Side A runout, stamped, variant 1
7XEA 21453-1 A KT 1Side B runout, stamped, variant 1
7XEA 21452-1 M KT 1Side A runout, stamped, variant 2
7XEA 21453-1 M KT 1Side B runout, stamped, variant 2
7XEA 21452-ARunout Side B
7XEA 21453-ARunout Side B
7 XEA 21 452Label Side A
7 XEA 21 453Label Side B
7XEA 21452-1Runout Side B
7XEA 21453-1Runout Side B
7 XEA 21 452Label Side A
7 XEA 21 453Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Denmark | His Master's Voice POP 1477 / His Master's Voice POP 1477First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Finland | His Master's Voice POP 1477First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Germany | Electrola E 23 083 / Electrola 45-EG 9554First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Greece | His Master's Voice 7MG 174First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | India | His Master's Voice 45-POP. 1477First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Italy | La Voce Del Padrone MQ 2001First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Netherlands | His Master's Voice 45 POP 1477First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Norway | His Master's Voice POP 1477First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Sweden | His Master's Voice pop 1477First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1965 | UK | His Master's Voice POP 1477First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | UK | His Master's Voice POP 1477First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Norway | His Master's Voice POP 14777", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
12 vinyl pressings of Crazy 'Bout My Baby are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in UK, Denmark, Finland, Germany and more. One of them is His Master's Voice POP 1477, released October 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use POP 1477, E 23 083, 7MG 174, 45-POP. 1477) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XEA 21452-1 R KT 1 and 7XEA 21453-1 A KT 1. 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.
