Vinyl pressings
by The Shadows Of Knight · 1966
Oh Yeah / Light Bulb Blues was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 7 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.
DN-10155-1 DX-122A B URJA-Side Runout Etching Variant 1
DN-10156-1 DX-122BB-Side Runout Etching Variant 1
DN-10155-11 DX-122A LW URJA-Side Runout Etching Variant 2
DN-10156-1 DX-122BB-Side Runout Etching Variant 2
DN-10155 DX-122A URJRunout, Side A, Etched
DN-10156-11 DX-122BRunout, Side B, Etched
DN - 10155Center Label Side A
DN - 10156Center Label Side B
DN-10155-21 MR (circled) DX-122A EF Δ61746 URJA-Side Runout
DN-10156-21 MR (circled) DX-122B Δ61746-XB-Side Runout
DN-10155A-Side Label
DN-10156B-Side Label
DN-10155-2 DX-122A LW URJSide A runout; etched
DN-10156-1 DX-122BSide B runout; etched
DN-10155-2 DX-122A B URJSide A runout; etched, variant 2
DN-10156-1 DX-122BSide B runout; etched, variant 2
DN-10155-2 DX-122A 2^ URJA-Side Runout Etching
DN-10156-1 DX-122BB-Side Runout Etching
DN-10155A-Side Label
DN-10156B-Side Label
DN-10155 DX-122A URJRunout, Side A, Etched
DN-10156-11 DX-122BRunout, Side B, Etched
DN - 10155Center Label Side A
DN - 10156Center Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Canada | ATCO Records DUNWICH 122XFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Germany | Atlantic Atl. 70.176 / Atlantic ATL 70176First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Greece | Atlantic 0 572First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Italy | ATCO Records 90172x45 / Atlantic AT 90172x45First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Netherlands | Atlantic AH 123First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | UK | Atlantic 584021First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | US | Dunwich 45-122First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1966 | US | Dunwich DX-122First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | US | Dunwich 45-122 / Dunwich DX 122AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Dunwich 45-122First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Dunwich 45-122First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | US | Dunwich DX-122First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Italy | Quei Favolosi Anni '60 - Peace & Love7", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
13 vinyl pressings of Oh Yeah / Light Bulb Blues are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1966 and 1999.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Dunwich 45-122.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-122, DX-122, 584021, DUNWICH 122X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DN-10155-1 DX-122A B URJ and DN-10156-1 DX-122B. 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.
