Lebanon
1968- Label and catalog number
- SLD
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM
Vinyl pressings
by David Alexandre Winter · 1968
Oh Lady Mary was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 3 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Lebanon | SLDFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Portugal | Barclay SB-28.023First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Turkey | Riviera RIV 3025First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Turkey | Riviera RIV 3025First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Canada | Riviera 500277", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | France | Riviera 121 2227", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | France | Riviera 121 2397", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | France | Riviera 121 2227", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1969 | France | Riviera 121 2227", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | France | Riviera 1212227", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1969 | France | Riviera 121 2227", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | France | Riviera 121238 / Riviera 121 2387", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1969 | France | Riviera 121 2227", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | Metronome MR 28.0027", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Germany | Riviera MR 280027", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Riviera 121 2227", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | Barclay 0036.0337", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Italy | Riviera RIV/NP 770217", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Netherlands | Riviera HBS 0067", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
31 vinyl pressings of Oh Lady Mary are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1968 and 1969.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in Lebanon, Portugal, Turkey. One of them is SLD.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SB-28.023, RIV 3025) 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.