Vinyl pressings
by Wild Cherry · 1976
Baby Don't You Know was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 9 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.
p ZSS-162577-1A STERLINGRunout side A
p ZSS-162578-1A STERLINGRunout side B
ZSS 162577Label side A
ZSS 162578Label side B
ZSS-162577-1B P STERLINGRunout side A [see note]
ZSS-162578-1A P STERLINGRunout side B [see note]
ZSS 162577Label side A
ZSS 162578Label side B
ZSS 162577Label side A
ZSS 162578Label side B
ZSP-162576-1A STERLINGA Runout
ZSS-162576-1A p STERLINGB Runout
ZSP 162576A label
ZSS 162577B label
ZSP-162576-1E STERLING ssA Runout
ZSS-162576-1E STERLING sB Runout
ZSP 162576A label
ZSS 162577B label
EPC S 4911 A1 ΛSide A runout stamped
EPC S 4911 B1 ΛSide B runout stamped
S EPC 4911 A°Label side A
S EPC 4911 b°Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Epic ES 202First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Canada | Epic 8-50306 / Sweet City 8-50306First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Germany | Epic EPC S 4911 / Epic EPC 4911First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Germany | Epic EPC S 4911 / Epic EPC 4911First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Jamaica | Epic 8-50306First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Japan | Epic 06SP 137 / Sweet City 06SP 137First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Epic EPC 4911First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Epic BAC 461724First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | UK | Epic S EPC 4911 / Sweet City S EPC 4911First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | Epic S EPC 4911 / Sweet City S EPC 4911First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | UK | Epic S EPC 4911 / Sweet City S EPC 4911First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Epic 8-50306 / Sweet City 8-50306First year7", Single, Promo, Mono, Stereo · Promo, Mono | 7", Single, Promo, Mono, Stereo · Promo, Mono |
| 1976 | US | Epic 8-50306 / Sweet City 8-50306First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Epic 8-50306 / Sweet City 8-50306First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Epic 8-50306 / Sweet City 8-50306First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
21 vinyl pressings of Baby Don't You Know are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1976 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Epic 8-50306.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 8-50306, S EPC 4911, ES 202, EPC S 4911) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, p ZSS-162577-1A STERLING and p ZSS-162578-1A 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.
