Vinyl pressings
by Jimmy Soul · 1962
If You Wanna Be Happy was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1962, 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.
FG 24011Labe Side A
FG 24012Labe Side B
MR [Stamped-in circle] FG-24011-1F Δ45297A-Side Etching
MR [Stamped-in circle] FG-24012-1F Δ45297-XB-Side Etching
FG 24011Labe Side A
FG 24012Labe Side B
MR [Stamped-in circle] FG-24011-1F Δ45927A-Side Etching
MR [Stamped-in circle] FG-24012-1F Δ45927-XB-Side Etching
FG 24011Labe Side A
FG 24012Labe Side B
FG-24011-1F Δ45927A-Side Etching
FG-24012-1F Δ45927-XB-Side Etching
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | US | SPQR 45-3305First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | US | SPQR 45-3305First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | US | SPQR 45-3305First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Australia | His Master's Voice EA-45487", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Canada | Quality 1520X7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Denmark | Karusell KFF 5127", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1963 | Denmark | Karusell KFF 5127", Single | 7", Single |
| 1963 | Germany | Columbia Stateside C 22 424 / Columbia Stateside 45-D 61257", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Italy | Stateside QSS 10167", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Stateside HSS 10787", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Stateside HSS 10787", Single | 7", Single |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Allied International JAR-4707", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Allied International JAR-4707", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1963 | Sweden | Karusell KFF 5127", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", Single, 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1963 | UK | Stateside SS-1787", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | SPQR 45-33057", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | SPQR 5N-33057", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | SPQR 45-33057", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
26 vinyl pressings of If You Wanna Be Happy are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1962 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US. One of them is SPQR 45-3305, released December 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-3305) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, FG 24011 and FG 24012. 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.
