US
1932- Label and catalog number
- Oriole 8181
- Format
- Shellac, 10", 78 RPM
Vinyl pressings
by Cliff Carlisle · 1932
Seven Years With The Wrong Woman was first pressed on vinyl in 1932. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1932, 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.
12392-1 SSide A runout
10384-2 6Side B runout
12392Side A label
10384Side B label
5181-ASide A runout
5181-BSide B runout
12392-1Side A label
10384-2Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1932 | US | Oriole 8181First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1932 | US | Perfect 12861First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1932 | US | Romeo 5181First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1933 | US | Conqueror 8069Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1934 | US | Melotone M 12527Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| 1936 | US | Melotone M 12527Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Melotone 91521Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Canada | Royal 91521Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | US | Banner 32613Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | US | Conqueror 8069Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| ? | US | Melotone M 12527Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | US | Conqueror 8069Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
12 vinyl pressings of Seven Years With The Wrong Woman are listed here, from 2 countries, released between 1932 and 1936.
The earliest pressings are from 1932, in US. One of them is Oriole 8181.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 8181, 12861, 5181) 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.
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.