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Tony RonaldI Love You Baby

Vinyl pressings

I Love You Baby

by Tony Ronald · 1971

23 pressings16 countriesVocalPop

I Love You Baby was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of I Love You Baby

5 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 3 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.

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 23 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1970s20 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1971LebanonMovieplay SN 20621First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl
1971LebanonMovieplay SN 20621First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl
1971South AfricaParlophone SPD 581First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1971SpainMovieplay SN-20.621First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1971SpainMovieplay SN-20.621First year7", 45 RPM7", 45 RPM
1972BrazilEpic 661537", Single7", Single
1972DenmarkMetronome B 17627", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1972GermanyAriola 10 997 AT7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1972GermanyAriola 12 221 AT7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1972JapanGlobe JET-21097", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1972JapanGlobe JET-21097", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1972MexicoApolo IAP-0197", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1972MexicoApolo IAP-0187", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo
1972NetherlandsAriola 10 997 AT7", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
1972PeruSono Radio 29247", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
All 20 pressings from the 1970s
Year unknown3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?FranceBiram 6109 0187", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
?MadagascarBiram 6109 0187", Single, 45 RPM7", Single, 45 RPM
?NorwayMetronome B 17627", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single

Tracklist

  1. AI Love You Baby
  2. BWhatcha Gonna Do

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of I Love You Baby are there?

23 vinyl pressings of I Love You Baby are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1971 and 1973.

When was I Love You Baby first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1971, in Lebanon, South Africa, Spain. One of them is Movieplay SN 20621.

How do I tell if my copy of I Love You Baby is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SN 20621, SPD 581, SN-20.621) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is I Love You Baby on vinyl worth?

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.

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