Vinyl pressings
by Y-Tribe · 1997
Baby was first pressed on vinyl in 1997. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1997, the album's first year. 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.
NORTHT-010 A-1 SIMON - THE EXCHANGE Ba232Side A etched runout
NORTHT 010B- SIMON - THE EXCHANGE Ba232Side B etched runout
NORTHT-010 A-1 SIMON - THE EXCHANGE Ba232Side A
NORTHT 010B- SIMON - THE EXCHANGE Ba232Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | UK | Northwest10 Records NORTHT010First year12", White Label, Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo | 12", White Label, Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo |
| 1997 | UK | Northwest10 Records NORTHT-010 / Northwest10 Records NORTHT 010First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label |
| 1998 | UK | Deconstruction TRIBE 112", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo |
| 1998 | UK | Deconstruction FIRE112", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo | 12", Promo, 33 ⅓ RPM · Promo |
| 1998 | UK | Northwest10 Records NORTH T 01012", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1998 | UK | Northwest10 Records BABY 00112", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1998 | UK | Deconstruction 74321 56303112" | 12" |
| 1998 | UK | Deconstruction 74321 563031 / Deconstruction BABY-112", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label |
| 1998 | UK | Deconstruction BABY-2 / Deconstruction TRIBE 212", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, White Label |
| 1998 | UK | Deconstruction 74321 58452112" | 12" |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | UK | Northwest10 Records NORTH-T-3812", White Label, 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", White Label, 33 ⅓ RPM |
11 vinyl pressings of Baby are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1997 and 2002.
The earliest pressings are from 1997, in UK. One of them is Northwest10 Records NORTHT-010.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NORTHT-010, NORTHT010) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, NORTHT-010 A-1 SIMON - THE EXCHANGE Ba232 and NORTHT 010B- SIMON - THE EXCHANGE Ba232. 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.
