Vinyl pressings
by Jackie Gleason · 1957
"Oooo!" was first pressed on vinyl in 1957. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
6 pressings came out in 1957, 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.
W1-905-N18Side A Runout etched
W2-905-N17 #2Side B Runout etched
W1-905-N10Side A Runout etched (Variant 2)
W2-905-N13Side B Runout etched (Variant 2)
W1-905-N20Side A runout variant 1
W2-905-N15Side B runout variant 1
-W1-905-N15 [Anvil symbol]Side A runout variant 2
-W2-905-N-12II [Anvil symbol]Side B runout variant 2
W1-905-D3 1[rotated] ☆Side A Runout
W1-905-D4 ☆Side B Runout
W1-905Side A Label
W2-905Side B Label
- W1-905-N16 #2Side A
- W2-905-N4 "Side B
W1 905-1N PSide 1
W2 905-1N GSide 2
W1-905-N12Side A runout etched
W2-905-N4Side B runout etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | UK | Capitol Records LCT 6151First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | Canada | Capitol Records W-905First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Capitol Records W-905First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Capitol Records W905 / Capitol Records W-905First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Capitol Records W905 / Capitol Records W-905First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1957 | US | Capitol Records W-905First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Canada | Capitol Records W-905LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Canada | Capitol Records SW-905 / Capitol Records SW 905LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records SW-905LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Capitol Records W-905LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records SW-905 / Capitol Records SW 905LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records SW-905 / Capitol Records SW 905LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of "Oooo!" are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1957 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1957, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Capitol Records W-905, released November 1957.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use W-905, W905, LCT 6151) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, W1-905-N18 and W2-905-N17 #2. 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.
