Canada
1969- Label and catalog number
- RCA Victor 447-0575
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single
Vinyl pressings
by Neil Sedaka · 1969
Oh! Carol / Calendar Girl was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
1 pressing came out in 1969, 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Canada | RCA Victor 447-0575First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | France | RCA Victor 49.6977", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1972 | Japan | RCA SS-20167", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1973 | Spain | RCA Victor 3-108667", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Spain | RCA Victor 3-108667", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Belgium | RCA Victor YBPB 0-4227", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Belgium | RCA Victor YBPB 0-4427", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Belgium | RCA Victor YBPBO 442 / RCA Victor YBPB 0-4427", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | RCA SS-25627", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | RCA SS-33077", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Spain | RCA PB-95857", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1982 | UK | RCA GOLD 5427", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1982 | UK | RCA GOLD 542 / RCA (PB 9725§)7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | Spain | RCA PB-9585 / RCA Victor PB-95857", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | RCA 1016867", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Australia | RCA 1016867", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor 447-05757", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | RCA Victor 447-05757", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | France | RCA Victor 49.697 / RCA 49.6977", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | Victor SS-16547", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | RCA GOLD 542 / RCA PB 97257", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | RCA 447-05757", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | RCA Victor 447-05757", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | RCA Victor 447-05757", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | RCA 447-05757", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Styrene |
| ? | US | RCA 447-05757", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | RCA 447-05757", 45 RPM, Reissue, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Styrene |
27 vinyl pressings of Oh! Carol / Calendar Girl are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1969 and 1984.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in Canada. One of them is RCA Victor 447-0575.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 447-0575) 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.