Netherlands
October 1933- Label and catalog number
- Parlophone R 1614
- Format
- Shellac, 10", 78 RPM

Vinyl pressings
by Kanui & Lula · 1933
Oua Oua / Tomi, Tomi was first pressed on vinyl in 1933. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
2 pressings came out in 1933, the album's first year, in 2 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1933 | Netherlands | Parlophone R 1614First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1933 | Switzerland | Parlophone R 1614First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1934 | France | Odeon 166 670Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Japan | Columbia M 66Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Sweden | Odeon 4E 006-34170 M7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Denmark | Parlophone R 1614Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | France | Odeon 7 MO 11257", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | France | Odeon 166.670Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | France | Odeon A 221 647Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Italy | Odeon O - 12167Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Spain | Odeon 183.790Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Switzerland | Parlophone R 1614Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | UK | Parlophone R. 1614Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| ? | UK | Parlophone R. 1614Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| ? | UK | Parlophone R. 1614Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| ? | UK | Parlophone R 1614Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Repress |
| ? | UK | Parlophone R 1614Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | UK | Parlophone R 1614Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
18 vinyl pressings of Oua Oua / Tomi, Tomi are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1933 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1933, in Netherlands, Switzerland. One of them is Parlophone R 1614, released October 1933.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R 1614) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.