Vinyl pressings
by Nancy Sinatra · 1968
Happy was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
L-6403 1ARun-out area side A, variant 1
L-6622 1A SSSRun-out area side B, variant 1
L-6403 1B SSSSRun-out area side A, variant 2
L-6622 1C SSSRun-out area side B, variant 2
L--6403 1D TIIRun-out area side A [hand-etched]
L--6622 1D TIIRun-out area side B [hand-etched]
L6403Label side A
L6622Label side B
L-6403-1B PA-side runout, stamped
o L-6622-1A P A2B-side runout, stamped
L6403A-side label in parentheses
L6622B-side label in parentheses
L-6403 1A sA-Side Runout Etching
L-6622 1B sB-Side Runout Etching
L6403A-Side Label
L6622B-Side Label
RS.20756-ALabel Side A
RS.20756-BLabel Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Reprise Records 0756First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Reprise Records 0756First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Reprise Records RV 20171First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Reprise Records RA 07567", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Reprise Records RO.756First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Norway | Reprise Records RA 0756First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Portugal | Reprise Records RS 20756First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | UK | Reprise Records RS.20756First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records 0756First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records 0756First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records 0756First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Reprise Records 0756First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | UK | Reprise Records RS 20756First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Germany | Reprise Records RA 0756First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Chile | Reprise Records 07567", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
15 vinyl pressings of Happy are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Germany, Australia and more. One of them is Reprise Records 0756.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 0756, RS.20756, RS 20756, RA 0756) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, L-6403 1A and L-6622 1A SSS. 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.
