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You've Made Me So Very Happy by Brenda Holloway, album cover

Vinyl pressings

You've Made Me So Very Happy

by Brenda Holloway · 1967

17 pressings7 countriesSoulBalladFunk / SoulPop

You've Made Me So Very Happy was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of You've Made Me So Very Happy

17 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 7 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.

US

August 17, 1967
Label and catalog number
Tamla T-54155
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene · Monarch Pressing
Runout / matrix

BQU-363M10 ∆68309 / MR K4M-1761-1Side A Etched / Stamped

ZI-00-314M07 ∆67969 / MR U4KM-9468-1Side B Etched / Stamped

BQU-363M10Side A Label

ZI-00-314M07Side B Label

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US

August 17, 1967
Label and catalog number
Tamla T-54155
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single
Runout / matrix

U4KM9458 1Runout side A, variant 1

U4KM9449-1Runout side B, variant 1

U4KM-9458 1 ARP ⋉ZI-00-314M07 314M007Runout side A, variant 2

BQU-350MII ARP UK4M-1761-1 B ⋉Runout side B, variant 2

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US

August 17, 1967
Label and catalog number
Tamla T-54155
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single · Audition Copy - Not For Sale
Runout / matrix

U4KM9458 1Side A

U4KM9449-1Side B

BQU-363M10Label Side A

Z1-00-314M07Label Side B

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US

1967
Label and catalog number
Tamla T-54155
Format
7", 45 RPM, Single
Runout / matrix

BQU-363M10Label side A

Z1-00-314M07Label side B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 17 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1960s17 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1967AustraliaTamla Motown TMO-184First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1967FranceTamla Motown FT 111First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1967ItalyTamla Motown 45TMC 54155First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono
1967NetherlandsTamla Motown TAMLA 54155 / Tamla Motown GO 25.645First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1967USTamla T-54155First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono, Colored vinyl7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono, Colored vinyl
1967USTamla T-54155First year7", Single, Promo · Promo7", Single, Promo · Promo
1967USTamla T 54155First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1967USTamla T-54155First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono7", 45 RPM, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1967USTamla T-54155First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1967CanadaTamla T-54155First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1967USTamla T-54155First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1967USTamla T-54155First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene
1967USTamla T-54155First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1967USTamla T-54155First year7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1967USTamla T-54155First year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl
All 17 pressings from the 1960s

Tracklist

  1. AYou've Made Me So Very Happy2:52
  2. BI've Got To Find It2:27

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of You've Made Me So Very Happy are there?

17 vinyl pressings of You've Made Me So Very Happy are listed here, from 7 countries.

When was You've Made Me So Very Happy first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Tamla T-54155, released August 17, 1967.

How do I tell if my copy of You've Made Me So Very Happy is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T-54155, T 54155, TMG 622, TMO-184) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is You've Made Me So Very Happy on vinyl worth?

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.

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