Vinyl pressings
by Blinky · 1969
Oh How Happy / Ooo Baby Baby was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 6 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.
ZI-J-K-S-641MO6 IX / ARP X4KM-3670-1 BSide A Etched / Stamped
Q-Q-S-630504 IX / ARP X4KM-3675-1 BSide B Etched / Stamped
ZI-J-K-S-641MO6Side A Label
Q-Q-S-630504Side B Label
ZI-J-K-S-641MO6A Side
Q-Q-S-630504B Side
ZI-J-K-S-641MO6Side A Label
Q-Q-S-630504Side B Label
ZI-J-K-S-7-11-69. -RE (MR) X4KM-3670-1 C 7 ▵77329Side A
Q-Q-S-630504. (MR) X4KM-3675-1 ▵77326Side B
ZI-J-K-S-641MO6A Side
Q-Q-S-630504B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Tamla Motown TMO-8900First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Canada | Tamla Motown G 7090First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | France | Tamla Motown 2C 006-90530 M / Tamla Motown 2C 006-90.530 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Germany | Tamla Motown 1C 006-90551First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 720First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Gordy G 7090First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Gordy G 7090First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1969 | US | Gordy G-7090First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Gordy G-7090First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | US | Gordy G-7090First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | US | Gordy G 7090First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Gordy G-7090First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 7487", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | UK | Tamla Motown TMG 7487", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
14 vinyl pressings of Oh How Happy / Ooo Baby Baby are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Gordy G-7090, released July 20, 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use G-7090, G 7090, TMG 720, TMO-8900) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZI-J-K-S-641MO6 IX / ARP X4KM-3670-1 B and Q-Q-S-630504 IX / ARP X4KM-3675-1 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.
