Vinyl pressings
by Blondie · 1978
Hanging On The Telephone was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1978, 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.
CHE CHS-2266-AS MCASide A Runout stamped, variant 1
CHE CHS-2266-BS MCASide B Runout stamped, variant 1
CHE ̶C̶H̶S̶ -2266-AS XX MCASide A runout, stamped, variant 2
CHE ̶C̶H̶S̶ -2266-BS XXSide B runout, stamped, variant 2
CHS 2266 A//1 EPSide A runout, stamped
CHS 2266 B//1 EPSide B runout, stamped
CHS 2266 A//2 EP 15Variant 2 - Side A runout, stamped
CHS 2266 B//1 EP 11Variant 2 - Side B runout, stamped
CHS 2266 A//1 EPSide A runout, stamped
CHS 2266 B//1 EPSide B runout, stamped
CHS 2266aSide A label
CHS 2266bSide B label
CHS 2266 A//1 EPSide A runout, stamped
CHS 2266 B//1 EPSide B runout, stamped
CHS 2266aSide A label
CHS 2266bSide B label
CHE-2266-A5 MCASide A runout, etched, variant 1
CHE-2266-B5 X XSide B runout, etched, variant 1
CHE-2266-AS MCASide A runout, etched, variant 2
CHE-2266-BS HSide B runout, etched, variant 2
CHE ̶C̶H̶S̶ -2266-AS MCA B1Runout side A, etched, variant 1
CHE ̶C̶H̶S̶ -2266-BS X XRunout side B, etched, variant 1
CHE ̶C̶H̶S̶ -2266-AS MCARunout side A, etched, variant 2
CHE ̶C̶H̶S̶ -2266-BSRunout side B, etched, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Chrysalis K7336 / Chrysalis CHS 2266First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1978 | Canada | Chrysalis CHS 2271 / Chrysalis CHS2271First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1978 | Ireland | Chrysalis CHS 2266First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Chrysalis K 7336 / Chrysalis CHS 2266First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1978 | Scandinavia | Chrysalis CHS-2266First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | UK | Chrysalis CHE-2266 / Chrysalis CHS 2266First year7", Single, Styrene | 7", Single, Styrene |
| 1978 | UK | Chrysalis CHE-2266 / Chrysalis CHS 2266First year7", Single, Styrene | 7", Single, Styrene |
| 1978 | UK | Chrysalis CHS 2266First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | US | Chrysalis CHS 2271 / Chrysalis CHS2271First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | US | Chrysalis CHS2271 / Chrysalis CHE-2266First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | US | Chrysalis CHS 2271First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | US | Chrysalis CHS2271 / Chrysalis CHS 2271First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | US | Chrysalis CHS 2271First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | Chrysalis CHE-2266 / Chrysalis CHS 2266First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | Chrysalis CHS 2266First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
28 vinyl pressings of Hanging On The Telephone are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1978 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Chrysalis CHE-2266, released October 30, 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CHE-2266, CHS 2266, CHS 2271, CHS2271) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CHE CHS-2266-AS MCA and CHE CHS-2266-BS MCA. 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.
