Vinyl pressings
by Timi Yuro · 1962
What's A Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You) was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 6 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.
LIBERTY-4217-RE-2Side A runout, variant 1
LIBERTY-4215-RESide B runout, variant 1
M/S wmMastering Stamp [engraved], variant 1
LIBERTY-4217-RE-8 A1 MS/WM ISide A runout, variant 2
LIBERTY 4217-RE 2B MS/WMSide A Etched
LIBERTY 4215-RE A1 MS/WMSide B Etched
LB-4217Side A Label
LB-4215Side B Label
LIBERTY-4217-RE-2 M/S WMRunout, side A, etched
LIBERTY-4215 RE M/S WM △ 43512Runout, side B, etched
[Monarch Logo In Circle]Runout, side A&B, stamped
LB-4217Label side A
LIBERTY 4217-RE 2B MS/WMSide A Etched
LIBERTY 4215-RE A1 MS/WMSide B Etched
LB-4217Side A Label
LB-4215Side B Label
MR LIBERTY-4217-RE-2 1 (circled) ^43513 X-22Side A
MR LIBERTY-4215-RE ^43512Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Australia | Liberty LIB-55469First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Belgium | Liberty LIB 55469 RFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Canada | Liberty 55469First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Canada | Liberty F-55469First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Netherlands | Liberty 55469First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | UK | Liberty LIB 55469First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Liberty F-55469First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | US | Liberty 55469First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | US | Liberty 55469First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | US | Liberty 55469First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1962 | US | Liberty 55469First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | US | Liberty F-55469First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | Liberty LIB 554697", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
13 vinyl pressings of What's A Matter Baby (Is It Hurting You) are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is Liberty F-55469.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F-55469, 55469, LIB 55469, LIB-55469) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LIBERTY-4217-RE-2 and LIBERTY-4215-RE. 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.
