Vinyl pressings
by Glen Campbell · 1970
Oh Happy Day was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. 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 1970, the album's first year, in 6 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.
SW-1-443-P1 —◁Side A runout, etched, var 1
SW-2-443-P5#4 —◁Side B runout, etched, var 1
SW-1-443-P1#3Side A runout, etched, var 2
SW-2-443-P5#3Side B runout, etched, var 2
SW-1-443 A1 #3 0side A runout etched (except 0 stamped), variant 1
SW-2-443 B2 #1 0side B runout etched (except 0 stamped), variant 1
SW-1-443-T6side B runout etched SW-2-443-P5#2, variant 2
SW1 443 A1 #1 0Side A runout, variant 3
SW-1-443-P3 #2 AIM(in a triangle)side A runout etched
SW-2-443-P3 #2 AIM(in a triangle)side B runout etched
SW1-443-T4 #2A Side Variant 1
SW2-443-T4B Side Variant 1
SW-1-443-P1 —◁A side runout, etched
SW-2-443-P1#2 —◁B side runout, etched
SW-1-443 T2Side A runout
SW-2-443 T2Side B runout
SW1-443Side A label
SW2-443Side B label
80 406 A-1Side A
80 406 B-1Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Canada | Capitol Records SW-443First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Germany | Capitol Records 1 C062-80 406 / Capitol Records 1 C 062-80 406First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Japan | Capitol Records CP-8972First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Promo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1970 | Japan | Capitol Records CP-8972First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | New Zealand | World Record Club SLZ.8335First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | New Zealand | Capitol Records SW 443First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | South Africa | Capitol Records ST 443First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Taiwan | Liming Record LM-2360LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1970 | US | Capitol Records SW-443First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Capitol Records SW-500443LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1970 | US | Capitol Records SW-443First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Capitol Records SW-443First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | US | Capitol Records SW-443First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Capitol Records SW-443LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Capitol Records SW-443LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Australia | World Record Club R-04850 / World Record Club R 04850LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SW-8-0443LP | LP |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SW-443LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SW-443LP, Album | LP, Album |
19 vinyl pressings of Oh Happy Day are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Canada, Germany, Japan and more. One of them is Capitol Records SW-443.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SW-443, 1 C062-80 406, CP-8972, SLZ.8335) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SW-1-443-P1 —◁ and SW-2-443-P5#4 —◁. 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.
