US
1974- Label and catalog number
- Hi Records 45-2265
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single
- Runout / matrix
HI-2808 MHCA side runout etched
HI-2809 MHCB side runout etched
ZHI 2808A side label
HI 2809B side label
Vinyl pressings
by Ann Peebles · 1974
(You Keep Me) Hangin' On was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1974, 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.
HI-2808 MHCA side runout etched
HI-2809 MHCB side runout etched
ZHI 2808A side label
HI 2809B side label
HI-2808-1 M HC TII TA Runout Etched
HI-2809-2 M HC TIB Runout Etched
HI 2808A Label
HI 2809B Label
HI- 2808 X M HCA runout etched
HI- 2809 M HCB runout etched
ZHI 2808A label
HI 2809B label
HI 2802Side A - on label
ZHI 2808Side B - on 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Italy | London Records HL 10468First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Japan | London Records TOP-1902First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | UK | London Records HLU 10468First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Hi Records 45-2265First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | US | Hi Records 45-2265-DJFirst year45 RPM, Promo, 7" · Promo | 45 RPM, Promo, 7" · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Hi Records HI 2265First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | US | Hi Records 45-2265First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1974 | US | Hi Records HI 2265First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1974 | US | Hi Records 45-2265First year7", Styrene | 7", Styrene |
| 1974 | UK | London Records HLU 10468First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of (You Keep Me) Hangin' On are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Italy, Japan. One of them is Hi Records 45-2265.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-2265, HI 2265, 45-2265-DJ, HLU 10468) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, HI-2808 MHC and HI-2809 MHC. 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.