Vinyl pressings
by Neil Sedaka · 1974
Oh Carol was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year. 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.
CDS 1147-A-6E A1AAASide A runout etched, variant 1
CDS 1147-B-2E A4AR 'W'Side B runout etched, variant 1
CDS-1147-A-4E A2AAA 'W'Side A runout etched, variant 2
CDS-1147-B-2E A3AC 'W'Side B runout etched, variant 2
CDS 1147 A-6E A1AABside A, handmade number
CDS 1147 B-2E A4ASside B, handmade number
CDS 1147-A-2E A/ADSide A runout etched
CDS 1147-B-1E A1Y BILBOSide B runout etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | UK | RCA Camden CDS 1147First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1974 | UK | Camden CDS 1147First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | UK | RCA Camden CDS 1147First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | UK | Camden CDSV 1147LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Camden CDS 1147LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | UK | RCA Camden CDS 1147LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | UK | RCA Camden CDS 1147LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | UK | Camden CDS 1147LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | UK | RCA Camden CDS 1147LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | UK | RCA Camden CDS 1147LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | UK | RCA Camden CDS 1147LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Camden CDS 1147LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
12 vinyl pressings of Oh Carol are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1974 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK. One of them is RCA Camden CDS 1147.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CDS 1147) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CDS 1147-A-6E A1AAA and CDS 1147-B-2E A4AR 'W'. 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.
