Vinyl pressings
by Jan Hammer Group · 1976
Oh, Yeah? was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1976, 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.
ST-NE-763601-AA ATLANTICA-Side Runout Etching – Variant 1
ST-NE-763602-AA ATLANTICB-Side Runout Etching – Variant 1
ST-NE-763601-AAA ATLANTIC PRCA-Side Runout Etching – Variant 2
ST-NE-763602-AAA-I-II ATLANTICB-Side Runout Etching – Variant 2
ST-NE-763601-A ATLANTIC PRSide A runout, etched
ST-NE-763602-A ATLANTIC PRSide B runout, etched
ST-NE-763601-PRSide A label
ST-NE-763602-PRSide B label
ST-NE-763601-AA ATLANTIC 20914(2)A-Side Runout Etching – Variant 1
ST-NE-763602-AA ATLANTIC 20914-XB-Side Runout Etching – Variant 1
ST-NE-763601-MOA-Side Label
ST-NE-763602-MOB-Side Label
K-50726-A1 ASide A runout - stamped
K-50726-B1 ASide B runout - stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Argentina | Atlantic 50-14.234First yearLP | LP |
| 1976 | Australia | Atlantic NE 437First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Nemperor Records NE 437 / Atlantic NE 437First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Nemperor Records NE 437 / Atlantic NE 437First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Nemperor Records NE 50 276First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Nemperor Records NE 50 276First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Italy | Nemperor Records W 50276First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Nemperor Records ATL 50276First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Nemperor Records NE 437First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Nemperor Records K 50276First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | UK | Nemperor Records K 50276LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1976 | US | Nemperor Records NE 437First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Nemperor Records NE 437First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Nemperor Records NE 437First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Nemperor Records NE 50 276 / Nemperor Records NE 437LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
15 vinyl pressings of Oh, Yeah? are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Nemperor Records NE 437.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use NE 437, K 50276, 50-14.234, NE 50 276) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-NE-763601-AA ATLANTIC and ST-NE-763602-AA ATLANTIC. 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.
