Vinyl pressings
by Ohio Players · 1976
Bi-Centennial / Who'd She Coo? was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1976, 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.
2-52829-CT1 MASTERDISK G.K.A-Side Runout Etching
2-52850-CT3 MASTERDISK G.KONGB-Side Runout Etching
2-52829A-Side Label
2-52850B-Side Label
[MASTERDISK] G.K. 2-52829-CP4Runout, side A, etched
[MASTERDISK] G.Kong 2-52850-CP4Runout, side B, etched
2-52829Label side A
2-52850Label side B
2-52829A-Side Label
2-52850B-Side Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Mercury 6167 388First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Mercury 73814First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Canada | Mercury 73814 (C)First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Canada | Mercury M-73814First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Germany | Mercury 6167 388First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Guatemala | Mercury 73814First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Japan | Mercury SFL-2111First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | Japan | Mercury SFL-2111First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Mexico | Mercury 691First year7", Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Mercury 6167 388First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1976 | Peru | Mercury 6167388First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | US | Mercury 73814First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1976 | US | Mercury 73814First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Mercury DJ 455 / Mercury 73814First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | US | Mercury 73814First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
15 vinyl pressings of Bi-Centennial / Who'd She Coo? are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Mercury 73814.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 73814, DJ 455, 6167 388, 73814 (C)) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2-52829-CT1 MASTERDISK G.K. and 2-52850-CT3 MASTERDISK G.KONG. 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.
