Vinyl pressings
by Mickey Lee Lane · 1964
Shaggy Dog / Oo-Oo was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
14 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 9 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.
S-4183-S-3 A1Runout A, etched, variant 1
S-4183-O-2 S3Runout B, etched, variant 1
S-4183-S-2 A3 VIRTUE RRunout A, etched, variant 2
S-4183-O-3 S2 VIRTUE RRunout B, etched, variant 2
S-4183-S-2 VIRTUE STUDIORunout A: Hand etched
S-4183-O VIRTUERunout B: Hand etched
S-4183-SA-Side Label
S-4183-OB-Side Label
S-4183-S-2 VIRTUE STUDIOA-Side Runout Etching
S-4183-O VIRTUEB-Side Runout Etching
S-4183-S-2A-Side Label
S-4183-OB-Side Label
S-4183-S-2 VIRTUE STUDIO ∆53004 MR [logo]Runout A
S-4183-O VIRTUE ∆-53024-X MR [logo]Runout B
S-4183-OB-Side Label
S-4183-SA-Side Label
S-4183-S-2 A1 VIRTUE M.Runout side S
S-4183-O-1 A1 VIRTUE MRunout side O
S-4183-SLabel side S
S-4183-OLabel side O
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | Stateside OSS-1517", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1964 | Australia | Stateside OSS-151First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Canada | REO 8785XFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Germany | Columbia Stateside C 22 852 / Columbia Stateside 45-DW 6312First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Italy | Derby DB 5101First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Japan | Stateside SR-1181First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | South Africa | Stateside 45-JSS 1041First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Sweden | Karusell KFF 591First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | UK | Stateside SS 354First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | UK | Stateside SS 354First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Swan S-4183First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | US | Swan S-4183First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | US | Swan S-4183First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | US | Swan S-4183First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | US | Swan S-4183First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Italy | Derby DB51017", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
17 vinyl pressings of Shaggy Dog / Oo-Oo are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1964 and 1965.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Swan S-4183.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S-4183, SS 354, OSS-151, 8785X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S-4183-S-3 A1 and S-4183-O-2 S3. 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.
