Vinyl pressings
by Alice Cooper · 1973
Hello Hurray / Generation Landslide 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.
43 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 20 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.
T WB-7673 QXX-0055-V1-1CRunout A variation 1
T WB-7673 QAA-5737-S-1CRunout B variation 1
WB-7673 QXX-0055-V1-1D TIIIRunout A variation 2
T WB-7673 QAA-5737-S-1CRunout B variation 2
WB-7673 QXX-0055-V1-1Brunout Side A
WB-7673 QNY-0393-S-1Arunout Side B
(QXX0055)V1label side A
(QNY0393)Slabel side B
WB-7673 QXX-0055-V1-1BA Side Etched - variation 1
WB-7673 QAA-5737-S-1AB Side Etched - variation 1
WB-7673 QXX-0055-V1-1AA Side Etched - variation 2
WB-7673 QAA-5737-S-1BB Side Etched - variation 2
WB-7673 QXX-0055-V1-1AA Side Etched
WB-7673 QAA-5737-S-1BB Side Etched
WB-7673 QXX-0055-V1-1F Srunout side A variant
WB-7673 QNY-0393-S-1F Srunout side B variant
(QXX0055)V1label side A
(QNY0393)Slabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records WB 7673First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Austria | Warner Bros. Records WB 16 248First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Austria | Warner Bros. Records WB 16 2487", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1973 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records WBCS 7.040First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1973 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WB 7673First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records WB 7673First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | France | Warner Bros. Records 16 248 / Warner Bros. Records 16248First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | France | Warner Bros. Records 16 248 / Warner Bros. Records 16248First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 16 248 / Warner Bros. Records WB 16248First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 16 248 / Warner Bros. Records WB 7673First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 16 248 / Warner Bros. Records WB 16248First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 16 248 / Warner Bros. Records WB 7673First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Greece | Warner Bros. Records 32090First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Israel | Warner Bros. Records K 16248First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records K 16248 / Warner Bros. Records WB 7673First year7", 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo |
44 vinyl pressings of Hello Hurray / Generation Landslide are listed here, from 20 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Australia, Austria and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records WB 7673.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use WB 7673, K 16248, WB 16 248, WBCS 7.040) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T WB-7673 QXX-0055-V1-1C and T WB-7673 QAA-5737-S-1C. 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.
