Vinyl pressings
by The Four Seasons · 1975
December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night) was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
33 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 16 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.
P TCA5709 S-1ASide A Runout
TCA5710S-1F PSide B Runout
(TCA5709)SSide A Label
(TCA5710)SSide B Label
P TCA5709 S-1FSide A Runout
TCA5710S-1FSide B Runout
(TCA5709)SSide A Label
(TCA5710)SSide B Label
P TCA5709 S-1ARunout A
T CA 5710S-1F PRunout B
(TCA5709)SLabel A
(TCA5710)SLabel B
WBS-8168 TCA5709-S-REPL (MR) ∆99332A side runout
WBS-8168 TCA5710-S-REPL (MR) ∆99332-XB side runout
(TCA5709)SA side label
(TCA5710)SB side label
WBS-8188-TCA-5709-S-1C ssssRunout side A - variant 1
WBS 8168 TCA 5710-S 1B ssRunout side B - variant 1
WBS-8188-TCA-5709-S - 1C sRunout side A, etched - variant 2
WBS 8168 TCA 5710-S 1A s TML-SRunout side B, etched / stamped - variant 2
WBS-8168 TCA-5709-S-1A-WB#2 —◁Etched Side A
WBS-8168 TCA-5710-S-1A-WB#2 —◁Etched Side B
(TCA5709)SA Side Label
(TCA5710)SB 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WBS-8168First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8168First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Benelux | Warner Bros. Records 16688First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WB 8168 / Curb Records WB 8168First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WB 8168 / Curb Records WB 8168First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WB 8168 / Curb Records WB 8168First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 32111First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Jamaica | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8168 / Curb Records WBS 8168First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1975 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-5WFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Mexico | Warner Bros. Records G-1579First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 16688 / Warner Bros. Records WBS 8168First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS 8168First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Panama | Warner Bros. Records WBS-8168First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Portugal | Warner Bros. Records N-S-63-99First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Rhodesia | Warner Bros. Records WBS 199First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K16688 / Warner Bros. Records K 166887", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1995 | UK | Curb Records CUBSP 12812", Single, White Label | 12", Single, White Label |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 16 6887", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Repress, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Repress, Stereo |
47 vinyl pressings of December, 1963 (Oh, What A Night) are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1975 and 1995.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Benelux and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WBS 8168, released December 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WBS 8168, K 16688, WBS-8168, 16688) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, P TCA5709 S-1A and TCA5710S-1F P. 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.
