Vinyl pressings
by The Turtles · 1966
You Baby was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1966, 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.
W 8890 1A 11111111 TSide A runout, variant 1
W 8891 1A 111111111111 TSide B runout, variant 1
W 8890 1A AIIIII -T-Side A runout, variant 2
W 8891 1A AIIIIIIIII -TSide B runout, variant 2
W 8890 1ASide A Runout [Var. 1]
W 8891 1ASide B Runout [Var. 1]
W 8890-RE MR Δ8915Side A Runout [Var. 2]
W 8891-RE MR Δ8915-XSide B Runout [Var. 2]
WS 78890- 1D- A IIA Runout Etching
WS 78891- 1D- A 11 TB Runout Etching
WS 78890- 1D- ⏉ D ISide 1 runout variant
WS 78891- 1D- I I I I V ⏉Side 2 runout variant
WW-ST-8890-1 △8920Side A, etched
WW-ST-8891-2 △8920-XSide B, etched
MR [circled]Both Sides, stamped
WS 78890Side A Label
W W 8890 1D SSide A Runout, etched
W: W 8891 1C P oSide B Runout, etched [except for "o" which is stamped
W 8890Side A Label
W 8891Side B Label
o o WS78890-1B WWS-7112-ASide 1
o o WWS7112-B WS78811-1ASide 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Canada | Quality V 1781(C)First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Quality V 1781(C) / White Whale V1781(C)First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | White Whale WW-S 7112 / White Whale WW 112First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | White Whale WW 112 / White Whale WW-112First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | White Whale WW-S 7112 / White Whale WW 112First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | White Whale WW-S 7112First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | White Whale WW 112 / White Whale WW-112First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | White Whale WW-S 7112First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1966 | US | White Whale WW 112 / White Whale WW-112First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | White Whale WW 112 / White Whale WW-112First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Mexico | London Records 1360 / Peerless 1360LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Australia | White Whale SWWL-933762LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | US | Rhino Records RNLP 153LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | US | Manifesto Records, Inc. MFO 48042-1LP, Album, Reissue, Mono, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Horizon SH66-94,011LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | International Polydor Production 623019LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of You Baby are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1966 and 2020.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, Canada. One of them is White Whale WW 112, released April 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WW 112, WW-S 7112, V 1781(C)) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, W 8890 1A 11111111 T and W 8891 1A 111111111111 T. 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.
