Vinyl pressings
by Blood, Sweat And Tears · 1969
You've Made Me So Very Happy 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.
23 pressings came out in 1969, 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.
ZSP150087-2B pA side deadwax - stamped
JZSP150088-2A pB side deadwax - stamped
ZSP150087-2B p A 1A side deadwax - stamped [Variant]
ZSP150088-2A p A 1B side deadwax - stamped [Variant]
ZSP150087-2K pVariant 1: A side deadwax - stamped
ZSP150088-2J pVariant 1: B side deadwax - stamped
JZSP150087-2A 2 pVariant 2: A side deadwax - stamped
ZSP150088-2G 1 pVariant 2: B side deadwax - stamped
ZSP150087-2D T111111A-side runout, variant 1
JZSP150088-2D T111111B-side runout, variant 1
ZSP150087-2D T11A-side runout, variant 2
JZSP150088-2D T11B-side runout, variant 2
ZSP150087-2C SSSA-Side Runout, variant 1
ZSP150088-2C SSSSSS JB-Side Runout, variant 1
ZSP150087-2L SS sssssA-Side Runout, variant 2
ZSP150088-2C sB-Side Runout, variant 2
JZSP150087-2A P 2A-side runout
ZSP150088-2B P 2B-side runout
JZSP 150087A-side label
JZSP 150088B-side label
JZSP150087-2D T1Side A stamped, exc. "T1" etched
JZSP150088-2D T1Side B stamped, exc. "T1" etched
JZSP 150087Side A label
JZSP 150088Side B label
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 | France | CBS 4116First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | CBS 4116First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | CBS 4116First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Greece | CBS BA 301242First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Italy | CBS 4116First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Japan | CBS/Sony SONG80073First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | New Zealand | CBS BA 461220First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Portugal | CBS 4116First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Rhodesia | Date DA.24First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Scandinavia | CBS CBS 4116 / CBS 4116First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | South Africa | Date DA.24First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Columbia 4-44776First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1969 | US | Columbia 4-44776First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1969 | US | Columbia 4-44776First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Columbia 4-44776First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Columbia 4-447767", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Chile | CBS 90.0507", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
25 vinyl pressings of You've Made Me So Very Happy are listed here, from 17 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Australia, Ireland and more. One of them is Columbia 4-44776, released February 5, 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-44776, 4116, BA-221620, BA 301242) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP150087-2B p and JZSP150088-2A p. 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.
