Vinyl pressings
by Them · 1964
Baby Please Don't Go was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 5 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.
DRF-34355-T1-1CSide A runout, variant 1
DRF-33657-T1-1CSide B runout, variant 1
DRF-34355-T1-1C UA 2 BSide A runout, stamped, variant 2
DRF-33657-T1-1C B 1Side B runout, stamped, variant 2
DRF-34355-T1-1CSide A runout variant 1
DRF-33657-T1-1CSide B runout variant 1
DRF-34355-T1-1C M 1Side A runout variant 2
DRF-33657-T1-1C M 1Side B runout variant 2
DRF-34355-T1-1CA-side runout
DRF-33657-T1-1CB-side runout
DR.34355A-side label
Dr.33657B-side label
DRF-34355-T1-1CSide A runout - stamped
DRF-33657-T1-1CSide B runout - stamped
DR.34355Side A label
DR.33657Side B label
DRF-34355-T1-1CSide A runout variant 1
DRF-33657-T1-1CSide B runout variant 1
DRF-34355-T1-1C M 1Side A runout variant 2
DRF-33657-T1-1C M 1Side B runout variant 2
DRF-34355-T1-1CSide A runout - stamped
DRF-33657-T1-1CSide B runout - stamped
DR.34355Side A label
DR.33657Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Denmark | Decca F.12018First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Greece | Decca GD 5071First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Ireland | Decca F.12018First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Decca F.12018First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | Decca F.12018First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | UK | Decca F.12018First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Decca F.12018First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Decca F.12018First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | UK | Decca F.12018First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | Decca F.12018First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | US | Parrot 45-9727First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Parrot 45 PAR 9727First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Parrot 45 PAR 9727First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Australia | Decca Y72047", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Australia | Decca Y72047", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | France | Decca 79.0917", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | France | Decca 79.0917", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Belgium | Decca 84.150-Y7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | France | Decca 79.0917", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Belgium | Decca 79.611 B / Decca 125-79.611Y7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1972 | France | Decca 79.6117", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1973 | Italy | Deram DM 3947" | 7" |
| 1973 | UK | Deram DM 3947", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1973 | France | Decca 84.150 / Decca 84.150 B7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | UK | Deram DM 3947", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | France | Decca 84.1507", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | UK | Decca F 13 9237", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1983 | UK | Old Gold OG 93417", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | London Records LON 2927", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1991 | UK | London Records LONX 29212" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Belgium | Decca 84.1507", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Belgium | Decca 23.5677", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Belgium | Decca 79.677 / Decca 79.677 y7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Belgium | Decca 79.091 Y7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Belgium | Decca 79.091 B7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Belgium | Decca 129-84.150Y / Decca 129/84.150Y7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Belgium | Decca 125.79.091 Y7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Belgium | Decca 1 25/79.677Y7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| ? | Belgium | Decca 129-84.150Y7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Belgium | Decca 129-84.150Y / Decca 129/84.150Y7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Belgium | Decca 23.5677", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Belgium | Decca 125.79.091 Y7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Belgium | Decca 84.150Y / Decca 129/84.150Y7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox |
| ? | Canada | Parrot PAR 97277", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Old Gold OG 93417", Mono · Mono | 7", Mono · Mono |
77 vinyl pressings of Baby Please Don't Go are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1964 and 1991.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in UK, US, Denmark, Greece and more. One of them is Decca F.12018.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F.12018, 45-9727, 45 PAR 9727, GD 5071) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DRF-34355-T1-1C and DRF-33657-T1-1C. 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.
