Vinyl pressings
by Kalin Twins · 1958
Oh! My Goodness was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1958, 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.
45 106160 10 2Side A runout, stamped, variant 1
45 106159 10 2Side B runout, stamped, variant 1
45 106160 11 2Side A runout, stamped, variant 2
45 106159 11 2Side B runout, stamped, variant 2
45 106160 4 1Side A runout
45 106159 6 1Side B runout
(106,160)Side A label
(106,159)✤Side B label
45 106160 5Side A runout
45 106159 3Side B runout
(106,160)Side A label
(106,159) ✤Side B label
45-106159-1C 1Side A runout
45-106160-1C 1Side B runout
45-106159Side A label
45-106160Side B label
45-106159-1C U 1Side A runout
45-106160-1C U 1Side B runout
106159Side A label
106160Side B label
45-106160-1CRunout stamped
106160Label number
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | UK | Brunswick 45-05775First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | UK | BrunswickFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1958 | UK | Brunswick 45-05775First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | Canada | Decca 9-30807First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Decca 9-30807First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Decca 9-30807First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1958 | US | Decca 9-30807First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1959 | Australia | Festival Records FK-30657", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1959 | Germany | Brunswick 12 1617", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | New Zealand | Festival Records FK-30657", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of Oh! My Goodness are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1958 and 1959.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in US, UK, Canada. One of them is Decca 9-30807, released December 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 9-30807, 45-05775) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45 106160 10 2 and 45 106159 10 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.
