Vinyl pressings
by Wing And A Prayer Fife And Drum Corps. · 1976
Babyface 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.
18 pressings came out in 1976, 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.
ST HS- 753527-AA (MR) Δ20346 (2) PRSide A
ST HS- 753528-AA (MR) Δ20346-X (1) PRSide B
ST-HS-753527-MOSide A label
ST-HS-753528-MOSide B label
ST HS - 753527-A A A - 1 PRCSide A runout
ST HS - 753528 AAA - 1 PRCSide B runout
ST-HS-753527RISide A label
ST-HS-753528RISide B label
ST HS- 753527- Λ PRRunout side A
ST HS - 753528- Λ PRRunout side B
ST-HS -753527 PRLabel side A
ST-HS -753528 PRLabel side B
K.50227.A1 ST HS-753527 ⋀Side A runout
K.50227.B1 ST HS-753528 ⋀Side B runout
K 50227 ASide A label
K 50227 BSide B label
K.50227.A1 ST HS-753527 ⋀Side A runout
K.50227.B1 ST HS-753528 ⋀Side B runout
P-10167A1 C-4 1-A-4 3Runout A-side
P-10167A2 1-A-4 3Runout B-side
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 | Atlantic HS 3025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Brazil | Atlantic 3-17-404-045First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Wing And A Prayer HSA 3025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Atlantic 50 227First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Greece | Atlantic A 0115 / Atlantic 0115First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | Wing And A Prayer W 50227First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Mexico | Wing And A Prayer GWEA-5193First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Atlantic ATL 50227 (HS-3025)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Atlantic STHT.753527 A / Wing And A Prayer Record Co. HS 3025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Philippines | Atlantic HS 3025First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | South Africa | Atlantic ATC 9613First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Spain | Wing And A Prayer HATS 421-185 / Atlantic HATS 421-185First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Atlantic K 50227 / Atlantic HS 3025First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Atlantic K 50227 / Atlantic HS 3025First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1976 | US | Wing And A Prayer Record Co. HS 3025First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Peru | Atlantic HS 3025LP, Album | LP, Album |
20 vinyl pressings of Babyface are listed here, from 16 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Wing And A Prayer Record Co. HS 3025.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use HS 3025, K 50227, P-10167A, 3-17-404-045) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST HS- 753527-AA (MR) Δ20346 (2) PR and ST HS- 753528-AA (MR) Δ20346-X (1) PR. 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.
