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.
15 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
HCED 231340 A 2 TEtched Side A, variant 1
HCED 231340 B1Etched Side B, variant 1
HCED 231340 AEtched Side A, variant 2
HCED 231340 BEtched Side B, variant 2
CED 231340 A2 GPRunout Side A
CED 231340 B2Runout Side B
CED 231 340-1Centre label side A
CED 231 340-2Centre label side B
H CED 231340 A2 TRunout area side A - Variant 1
H CED 231340 B1Runout area side B - Variant 1
H CED 231340 A2 TRunout area side A - Variant 2
H CED 231340 B2 TRunout area side B - Variant 2
7 CED 231340-1Label Side A
CED 231340-2Label Side B
CED 231340 A2 GPRunout side A
CED 231340 B2 53Runout side B
CED 231 340-1Label side A
CED 231 340-2Label side B
HCED 231340 A 2 TEtched side A, variant 1
HCED 231340 B1Etched side B, variant 1
HCED 231340 AEtched side A, variant 2
HCED 231340 BEtched side B, variant 2
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 | France | Riviera 231.340 / Riviera 231 340First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1968 | France | Riviera 231 340 / Riviera 231.340First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1968 | France | Riviera 231.340 / Riviera 231 340First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo |
| 1968 | France | Riviera 231340 / Riviera 231.340First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1968 | France | Riviera 231.340 / Riviera 231 340First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo |
| 1968 | France | Riviera 231.340 / Riviera 231 340First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1968 | France | Riviera 231.340 / Riviera 231 340First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1968 | France | Riviera 231.340First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo |
| 1968 | France | Riviera 231.340 / Riviera 231 340First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1968 | France | Riviera 231.340 / Riviera 231 340First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo |
| 1968 | France | Riviera 231.340 / Riviera 231 340First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo |
| 1968 | France | Riviera 231.340 / Riviera 231 340First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1968 | France | Riviera 231.340 / Riviera 231 340First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo |
| 1968 | France | Riviera 231.340 / Riviera 231 340First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1968 | France | Riviera 231.340 / Riviera 231 340First year7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | France | Riviera 231.3407", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| ? | France | Riviera 231.3407", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
17 vinyl pressings of Oh Lady Mary are listed here, from 1 country.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in France. One of them is Riviera 231.340.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 231.340, 231 340, 231340) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HCED 231340 A 2 T and HCED 231340 B1. 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.
