Vinyl pressings
by Toby Beau · 1978
My Angel Baby was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 15 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.
PB-11250-A-10 I STERLING I D 3Runout A, variant 1
PB-11250-B I STERLINGRunout B, variant 1
PB-11250-A-10 STERLING I B4Runout A, variant 2
PB-11250-B STERLING I A 10Runout B, variant 2
PA-11250-C-10 STERLINGRunout Mono Side
PB-11250-A-10 STERLINGRunout Stereo Side
PB.1250.A.1E AIDSide A, hand etched
PB.1250.B.1E AIF WSide B, hand etched
HKAS 32366 1S PM 1ARunout area side A
HKAS 32367 1SPM 1ARunout area side B
HKAS 32366Label side A
HKAS 32367Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Unknown | RCA Victor PB 1250First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Australia | RCA Victor 103169First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Brazil | RCA 101.4091First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Canada | RCA Victor PB-11250First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1978 | France | RCA Victor PB 1250First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Germany | RCA Victor PB 1250First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | RCA SS-3163First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Japan | RCA SS-3163First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1978 | Mexico | RCA SP-5049First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1978 | Mexico | RCA Victor SP-5049First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | New Zealand | RCA Victor 103169First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Panama | RCA PB-11250First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Panama | RCA PB-112507", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1978 | Peru | RCA XRPBO 926First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | Philippines | RCA Victor PB-11250First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
23 vinyl pressings of My Angel Baby are listed here, from 15 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in US, UK, Italy, Australia and more. One of them is RCA PB-11250.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PB-11250, JH-11250, PB 1250, 103169) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PB-11250-A-10 I STERLING I D 3 and PB-11250-B I STERLING. 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.
