Vinyl pressings
by Ringo Starr · 1973
Oh My My was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. 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 1973, the album's first year, in 4 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.
S-45-48153-A-2-1 · TMLSide A Runout etched / TML stamped
S45-48154-25 · TML ✲Side B Runout etched / TML, ✲ stamped
[TML] S-45-48153-A-2-2· [✲]Runout side A, etched [stamped] (variant 2)
S45-48154-25·· [TML 3 ✲]Runout side B, etched [stamped] (variant 2)
TML S-45-48153-A-Z-1•• ✲ 2Runout side A
S-45-48154-A-Z5•• TML ✲ 2Runout side B
S45-X48153ALabel side A
S45-X48154Label side B
S45-48153-A Z5 ─◁ TMLVariant 1 runout side A, etched/stamped
S45 48154 Z4 #2 ─◁ TMLVariant 1 runout side B, etched/stamped
S45-48153-A #4 Z5 TML ─◁Variant 2 runout side A, etched/stamped
S45 48154 Z4 #2 TML ─◁Variant 2 runout side B, etched/stamped
S45- 48153 -A Z5 II5 TML ▷--Side A Etched -TML Stamped
S45 48454 Z4 TML ▷--Side B Etched -TML Stamped
S45-X48153ASide A Label
S45-X48154Side B Label
S45 48153A Z3 #5 TML 1872Side A runout variant 1
S45 48154 Z1 TML 1872 #1Side B runout variant 1
S45 48153A Z3 #5 TML 1872 #1 1 OSide A runout variant 2
S45 48154 Z2#1 TML 1872 S OSide B runout variant 2
0 S45 48153 A Z3 TML 1872Runout side A, variant 1
0 S45-48154 Z2 TML 1872 #2Runout side B, variant 1
0 S45 48153 A Z3 #2 TML 1872Runout side A, variant 2
0 S45-48154 Z2 TML 1872 #4Runout side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Unknown | Apple Records 18727", Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1973 | Canada | Apple Records 1872First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Apple Records 1872First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1973 | Canada | Capitol Records 1872First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Apple Records 1872First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Apple Records 1872First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Japan | Apple Records EAR-10529First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | South Africa | Apple Records SPD 649First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1973 | US | Apple Records 1872First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Apple Records 1872First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Apple Records P-1872First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | US | Apple Records 1872First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | Apple Records 1872First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | US | Apple Records 1872First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Apple Records 1872First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Ireland | Apple Records R 60117", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | Nicaragua | Apple Records 01-07597", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Apple Records PEA 5087", Single | 7", Single |
45 vinyl pressings of Oh My My are listed here, from 26 countries, released between 1973 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, Japan, Canada, South Africa. One of them is Apple Records 1872.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1872, P-1872, EAR-10529, SPD 649) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S-45-48153-A-2-1 · TML and S45-48154-25 · TML ✲. 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.
