US
1966- Label and catalog number
- Tico Records T-490
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM · Rockaway Pressing
- Runout / matrix
2533-1A A1 RA-Side Runout Etching
2534-1A A1 RB-Side Runout Etching
2533A-Side Label
2534B-Side Label
Vinyl pressings
by Joe Cuba Sextet · 1966
Oh Yeah! / Sock It To Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 4 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.
2533-1A A1 RA-Side Runout Etching
2534-1A A1 RB-Side Runout Etching
2533A-Side Label
2534B-Side Label
2533-1D A1 IA-Side Runout Etching
2534-1D A1 IB-Side Runout Etching
2533A-Side Label
2534B-Side Label
2533-B1Runout Etching A-Side
2534-B1Runout Etching B-Side
2533Label A-Side
2534Label B-Side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Canada | Roulette T-490First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | France | Roulette 45VR. 195026First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | France | Roulette 45VR.195026First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Roulette HR-11004First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | US | Tico Records T-490First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | US | Tico Records T-490First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Tico Records T-490First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | US | Tico Records T-490First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | US | Tico Records T-490 DJFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | El Salvador | Tico Records T-4907", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
10 vinyl pressings of Oh Yeah! / Sock It To Me are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, Canada, France, Netherlands. One of them is Tico Records T-490.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T-490, T-490 DJ, 45VR. 195026, 45VR.195026) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2533-1A A1 R and 2534-1A A1 R. 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.

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