US
1977- Label and catalog number
- Mercury 73932
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM · Terre Haute
- Runout / matrix
2-53469 CTA 3 T1 1 1 1Side A Runout
2-53471 CTB-3 T1 1Side B Runout
2-53469Side A Label
2-53471Side B Label
Vinyl pressings
by Ohio Players · 1977
O-H-I-O / Can You Still Love Me was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 5 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.
2-53469 CTA 3 T1 1 1 1Side A Runout
2-53471 CTB-3 T1 1Side B Runout
2-53469Side A Label
2-53471Side B Label
T 2-53469 CTA-1 TIIIRunout, side A, etched
2-53471 CTB-3 TIIIIIRunout, side B, etched
2-53469Label side A
2-53471Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | France | Mercury 6837 428First year7" | 7" |
| 1977 | Japan | Mercury SFL-2205First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Japan | Mercury SFL-2205First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | New Zealand | Mercury 6167 549First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | Mercury 6167 549First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | UK | Mercury 6167 549First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | US | Mercury 73932First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1977 | US | Mercury 73932First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1977 | US | Mercury 73932First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | US | Mercury 73932First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of O-H-I-O / Can You Still Love Me are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, UK, France, Japan and more. One of them is Mercury 73932.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 73932, 6167 549, 6837 428, SFL-2205) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2-53469 CTA 3 T1 1 1 1 and 2-53471 CTB-3 T1 1. 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.