Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Darin · 1964
From Hello Dolly To Goodbye Charlie was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. 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 1964, the album's first year, in 5 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.
ST1-2194-W3 IAM &Side A runout variant 1
ST2-2194-B2 IAM &Side B runout variant 1
ST1-2194-W5 IAM &Side A runout variant 2
ST2-2194-X2 IAM &Side B runout variant 2
T1-2194-T2 (I A M in triangle)Side A runout
T2-2194-P1 A2 (I A M in triangle)Side B runout
T1-2194Side A label
T2-2194Side B label
T1-2194-F3 ✲Side A, Runout Etched, except ✲ Stamped
T2-2194-H3 ✲Side B, Runout Etched, except ✲ Stamped
T1-2194Side A, Label
T2-2194Side B, Label
ST-1-2194-A-5 ✻Side A runout, etched except "✻" is stamped
ST-2-2194-B-4 ✻Side B runout, etched except "✻" is stamped
ST1-2194Side A matrix
ST2-2194Side B matrix
T1 2194-1NSide A stamped
T2 2194-1NSide B stamped
T1 2194-1NSide A runout
T2 2194-1NSide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 2194First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1964 | Canada | Capitol Records T-2194First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | New Zealand | Capitol Records T 2194First yearLP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
| 1964 | South Africa | Capitol Records T 2194First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1964 | UK | Capitol Records T 2194First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | UK | Capitol Records T 2194First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Capitol Records T 2194First yearLP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Capitol Records T 2194First yearLP, Mono, Album · Mono | LP, Mono, Album · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Capitol Records ST 2194First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Capitol Records ST 2194 / Capitol Records ST-2194First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | France | Capitol Records T 2194LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of From Hello Dolly To Goodbye Charlie are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1964 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Canada, New Zealand and more. One of them is Capitol Records ST 2194, released December 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST 2194, T 2194, T-2194) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST1-2194-W3 IAM & and ST2-2194-B2 IAM &. 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.
