Australia
1979- Label and catalog number
- Miracle Records ML-705
- Format
- LP, Album, Picture Disc
- Runout / matrix
ML-705-A KENDUN-B JG 3 *Side A Runout Etched & Stamped
ML-705-B KENDUN. '-B JG 3Side B Runout Etched & Stamped
Vinyl pressings
by Marcia Hines · 1979
Ooh Child was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
ML-705-A KENDUN-B JG 3 *Side A Runout Etched & Stamped
ML-705-B KENDUN. '-B JG 3Side B Runout Etched & Stamped
ML-705-A KENDUN-3 JG 3Side A Runout Etched & Stamped
ML-705-B KENDUN-3 JG 3Side B Runout Etched & Stamped
ML-705-ASide A Label
ML-705-BSide B Label
ML-705-A D 1 A 1 3 KENDUN-3 JG 3Side A Runout Etched & Stamped
ML-705-B D 1 A 1 3 KENDUN-3 JG 3Side B Runout Etched & Stamped
MLX - 705 ASide A Label
MLX - 705 BSide B Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Australia | Miracle Records ML-705First yearLP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc · Picture disc |
| 1979 | Australia | Miracle Records ML705 / Miracle Records ML 705First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Australia | Miracle Records ML705 / Miracle Records ML 705First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | New Zealand | Miracle Records ML705 / Wizard WIZLP 107First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Germany | Logo 0064.024LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Israel | Logo LOGO 1023LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Italy | Logo GOL 1023LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Logo 1A 062-63958LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Friends Records FRLP 4403LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Portugal | Logo LOGO 1023LP, Album, Special Edition · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Special Edition · Colored vinyl |
| 1980 | Spain | Logo LS -38022 / Zafiro LS -38022LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1980 | Spain | Logo LS -38022 / Zafiro LS -38022LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1980 | UK | Logo LOGO 1023LP, Album | LP, Album |
13 vinyl pressings of Ooh Child are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Australia, New Zealand. One of them is Miracle Records ML-705.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ML-705, ML705) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ML-705-A KENDUN-B JG 3 * and ML-705-B KENDUN. '-B JG 3. 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.