Vinyl pressings
by Whitney Houston · 1990
I'm Your Baby Tonight was first pressed on vinyl in 1990. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
31 pressings came out in 1990, 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.
AD-2120-SA-DMM SP1 SP11-2 STERLINGSide A - all etched except "STERLING" stamped
AD-2120-SB SP2 DMM SP1-2 STERLINGSide B - all etched except "STERLING" stamped
AD-2120-SASide A - label
AD-2120-SBSide B - label
AS-2108-SB SP2-DMM I - IRunout, Side A, Etched
AS-2108-SA-DMM SP I - IRunout, Side B, Etched
STERLINGRunout, Side A, Stamped
AS-2108-SALabel Side A
613594 A-1U-1-1 JAA-side runout
613594 B-1U-1-1 JAB-side runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Argentina | Arista S-0708First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | Australia | Arista TDS 613First year12", Single | 12", Single |
| 1990 | Australia & New Zealand | Arista TDS 613 / BMG Arista / Ariola Limited TDS 613First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1990 | Brazil | Arista 990.4037First year12", Single, Promo · Promo | 12", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | Chile | Arista S - 0708First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1990 | Costa Rica | Arista 7123090First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | Costa Rica | BMG Internacional 7123090First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | Europe | Arista 613594 / Arista 613 594First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1990 | Europe | Arista 113 594 / BMG 113594First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | Europe | Arista 613 895First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1990 | France | Arista 113 594First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1990 | Germany | Arista 113 765First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1990 | Germany | Arista 113784 / BMG 113784First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1990 | Italy | Arista 113 594First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1990 | Italy | Arista 613 594First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Unknown | Not On Label (Whitney Houston) XXX - 112", White Label, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 12", White Label, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Arista ASI-21037", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Philippines | Arista ARISTA-0187", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
35 vinyl pressings of I'm Your Baby Tonight are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1990 and 2000.
The earliest pressings are from 1990, in US, UK, Australia, Australia & New Zealand and more. One of them is Arista AD-2120, released September 28, 1990.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AD-2120, AS-2108, ADP-2123, 613 594) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AD-2120-SA-DMM SP1 SP11-2 STERLING and AD-2120-SB SP2 DMM SP1-2 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.
