OMMA Catalogue Number

OMMA-0137

Artist

Britney Spears

Title

“…Baby One More Time”

Release Details

Issued in the United States by Jive on 23 October 1998 as a 12-inch, 33⅓ rpm single (01241-42535-1). Side A contains the Davidson Ospina Club Mix, Davidson Ospina Chronicles Dub, and LP Version of “…Baby One More Time.” Side B contains the Sharp Platinum Vocal Remix.

Edition & Variant Identification

Original US stock edition in a factory sealed, commercial picture sleeve that features the Lisa Peardon portrait that introduced her to the public.

Matrix & Pressing Data

No matrix or runout inscriptions can be examined while the record remains sealed. Online release databases list 01241-42535-1 as the matrix identifier.

Physical Description

Twelve-inch black-vinyl 33⅓ rpm single enclosed in its original stock picture sleeve and  sealed in factory shrink wrap. The jacket carries the original Britney Spears portrait artwork and barcode 012414253514. No insert is documented.

Factory-Origin Characteristics

No factory-origin anomalies or distinguishing manufacturing characteristics are visible in the present documentation.

Condition Report

The record remains factory sealed and has not been inspected or played. The picture sleeve is graded Excellent-. Shrink tension has produced visible curvature along the spine. The record itself is flat. No opening, seam split, or major surface abrasion is documented.

Provenance

Acquired through eBay from seller windsword on 11 August 2026.

Market Context & Historical Notes

Britney Spears was sixteen when “…Baby One More Time” introduced her as a recording artist. Written by Max Martin and produced by Martin and Rami Yacoub at Cheiron Studios in Stockholm, the song reached number one in nineteen countries, became Martin’s first Billboard Hot 100 chart-topper, and drove Spears’s debut album to worldwide sales exceeding twenty-five million copies. It helped move the center of mainstream pop production toward Stockholm and established a studio model—compressed arrangements, immediate melodic hooks, sharply articulated rhythm, and meticulously layered vocals—that would dominate international pop for decades.

The recording also created one of the most consequential careers in modern popular music. Its school-set video made Spears instantly recognizable, and its concept originated with her suggestion that the clip portray students escaping classroom boredom through music and dance. “Oops!… I Did It Again,” “I’m a Slave 4 U,” “Toxic,” and Blackout subsequently carried her from teen-pop phenomenon to a central figure in dance-pop and electronic pop. Her performances, videos, celebrity, and highly scrutinized personal life made her one of the defining cultural figures of the turn of the millennium. The questions that later surrounded her career—artistic control, media exploitation, privacy, and personal autonomy—also changed the public conversation about the treatment of young women in the entertainment industry. This 12-inch belongs to the campaign from which that history began. Its four versions also document Jive’s effort to establish the song in clubs and DJ programming alongside Top 40 radio and music television.

Canonical Status in OMMA

OMMA recognizes this US picture-sleeve edition of “…Baby One More Time” as an original stock release from the physical campaign for her debut single.

References and Source Documentation

Discogs, “Britney Spears – …Baby One More Time”.

Legacy Recordings, “Global Pop Icon Britney Spears’ Debut Single, ‘…Baby One More Time,’ Celebrates 20th Anniversary”.

GRAMMY.com, “10 Ways Britney Spears’ ‘…Baby One More Time’ Changed Pop Music Forever”.