Vinyl pressings
by Baby's Gang · 1983
Happy Song was first pressed on vinyl in 1983. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1983, the album's first year, in 2 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.
MEMIX 011 A ʍ ARunout side A
MEMIX 011 B ʍ BRunout side B
MEMIX 011 ALabel side A
MEMIX 011 BLabel side B
[M logo] ARunout area side A
[M logo] BRunout area side B
MEM 45007 ALabel side A
MEM 45007 BLabel side B
ZYX-5076/A etRunout side A, hand-etched
ZYX-5076/B etRunout side B, hand-etched
ZYX-1102/A etSide A
ZYX-1102/B etSide B
ZYX-5076/A etRunout side A, variant 1
ZYX-5076/B etRunout side B, variant 1
ZYX-5076/A et Made In GermanyRunout side A, variant 2
ZYX-5076/B et Made In GermanyRunout side B, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | Germany | ZYX Records 5076First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | ZYX Records 1102 / ZYX Records zyx rec 1102First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1983 | Germany | ZYX Records 5076First year12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 12", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1983 | Germany | ZYX Records 507612", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 12", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1983 | Italy | Memory Records MEMIX 011 / Il Discotto Productions MEMIX 011First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Stereo |
| 1983 | Italy | Memory Records MEM 45007 / Memory Records MR NP 007First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1984 | Scandinavia | Beat Box BB 70077", Stereo | 7", Stereo |
| 1984 | Spain | Blanco y Negro Music MX 10712", 45 RPM, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1984 | Spain | Blanco y Negro Music BNS-1047", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1984 | Spain | Blanco y Negro Music BNS-1047", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1984 | Sweden | Beat Box BB 800712", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1987 | Mexico | Maxi MX-0197-312", 33 ⅓ RPM | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Germany | ZYX Music MAXI 1203-1212", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Maxi-Single, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
13 vinyl pressings of Happy Song are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1983 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1983, in Italy, Germany. One of them is Memory Records MEMIX 011.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MEMIX 011, MEM 45007, 5076, 1102) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MEMIX 011 A ʍ A and MEMIX 011 B ʍ B. 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.
