Vinyl pressings
by Faces · 1973
Ooh-La-La / Borstal Boys was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 9 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.
WEA RAA-5839 Manufactured in GermanySide A, runout
WEA RAA 5834 PF Manufactured in GermanySide B, runout
RAA 5839Side A, label
RAA 5834Side B, label
WEA RAA-5839 Manufactured in GermanySide A, runout
WEA RAA 5834 PF Manufactured in GermanySide B, runout
RAA 5839Side A, label
RAA 5834Side B, label
RAA-5839A-Side Label
RAA-5834B-Side Label
WB REP-7711 RAA-5839-DJ 1AA-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
WB REP-7711 RAA-5834-DJ 1AB-Side Runout Etching (Variant 1)
WB REP-7711 RAA-5839-DJ 1A sA-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
WB REP-7711 RAA-5834-DJ 1B sB-Side Runout Etching (Variant 2)
MX170571Side A label
MX170572Side B label
RAA-5839A-Side Label
RAA-5834B-Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WB 7711First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WB 7711First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | France | Warner Bros. Records 16 281First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 16 281 / Warner Bros. Records WB 7711First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 16 281 / Warner Bros. Records WB 7711First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-1231WFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 16281 / Warner Bros. Records WB-7711First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records B 7711First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Portugal | Warner Bros. Records N-S-63-44First year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Warner Bros. Records WB 7711First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Warner Bros. Records WB 7711First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
11 vinyl pressings of Ooh-La-La / Borstal Boys are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in Germany, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WB 16 281.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WB 16 281, WB 7711, 16 281, P-1231W) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, WEA RAA-5839 Manufactured in Germany and WEA RAA 5834 PF Manufactured in Germany. 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.
