Vinyl pressings
by Ohio Express · 1968
Yummy Yummy Yummy 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.
42 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 25 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.
BUD-5073-1HSide A stamped, BUD etched, variant 1
BUD-5074-1BSide B etched, variant 1
BUD-5073-1ASide A etched, variant 2
BUD-5074-1BSide B etched, variant 2
BUD-5073-1A o A 3 PRunout, Side A, etched, [A 3 P stamped], variant 1
BUD-5074-1B o P A 12Runout, Side B, etched [P A 12 stamped], variant 1
p BUD-5073Runout side A, etched, variant 2
p BUD-5074-1B o A 1Runout side B, etched [A 1 stamped], variant 2
BUD-5073-1CSide A, Etched, Stamped, Variant 1
BUD-5074-1DSide B, Etched, Variant 1
BUD-5073-1D TIIISide A, Etched, Stamped, Variant 2
BUD-5074-1C TIIISide B, Etched, Variant 2
BUD-5073-1HSide A, Etched, Stamped
BUD-5074-1BSide B, Etched
7N 25459-A-1 △T KTSide A runout, variant 1
7N 25459-B-1 △T KTSide B runout, variant 1
7N 25459-A-1 △T 1 KT CSide A runout, variant 2
7N 25459-B-1 △T 1 KT CSide B runout, variant 2
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 | Astor AP-1485First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Austria | Buddah Records 201 012First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Canada | Buddah Records BDGT 2XFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Canada | Buddah Records BUDDAH 38XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Buddah Records 610 012 / Buddah Records 610012First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Buddah Records 610 012 / Buddah Records 610012First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Buddah Records 201 012First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Germany | Buddah Records 201 012First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Buddah Records 201012First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Germany | Buddah Records 201 012First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Greece | Buddah Records 201 012First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | India | Polydor 201 012First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Ireland | Pye Records 7N.25459First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Italy | Buddah Records BD 75.014First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Italy | Kama Sutra BD 75.014First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Lebanon | Buddah Records 201 0127", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Pakistan | Columbia 7KCF-1047", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Radio Active Gold RD-47", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | US | Radio Active Gold RD-47", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | US | Radio Active Gold RD 47", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Radio Active Gold RD-47", Single | 7", Single |
49 vinyl pressings of Yummy Yummy Yummy are listed here, from 27 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Singapore, Netherlands and more. One of them is Buddah Records BDA-38, released April 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BDA-38, 7N.25459, 7N 25459, BD 38) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BUD-5073-1H and BUD-5074-1B. 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.
