Vinyl pressings
by Brook Benton · 1962
Hotel Happiness was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 8 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.
YW 25266 1 SRunout, side A, variant 1
YW 25265 1 SRunout, side B, variant 1
YW 25266 1 S FRunout, side A, variant 2
YW 25265 1 S FRunout, side B, variant 2
YW25266 2A Side
YW25265 2B Side
YW 25266 1 E-9643Runout A, stamped; 'E-9643' etched
YW 25265 1 E-9644Runout B, stamped; 'E-9644' etched
YW25266Label A
YW25265Label B
YW 25266 1 E-9643Runout A, stamped; 'E-9643' etched
YW 25265 1 E-9644Runout B, stamped; 'E-9644' etched
YW25266Label A
YW25265Label B
YW 25266 1 E-9643Runout A, stamped; 'E-9643' etched
YW 25265 1 E-9644Runout B, stamped; 'E-9644' etched
YW25266Label A
YW25265Label B
7XYW.25266A Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Australia | Philips BF-9First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Denmark | Mercury 127 077 MCFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Germany | Mercury 127 077 MCFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | New Zealand | Mercury MCF 127077First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Norway | Mercury 127 077 MCFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Mercury 72055First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1962 | US | Mercury 72055First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1962 | US | Mercury 72055First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1962 | Canada | Mercury 72055XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Mercury 72055First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1962 | US | Mercury 72055First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | UK | Mercury 45-AMT 1194First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | UK | Mercury 45-AMT 1194First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | Greece | Mercury 45-30747", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Japan | Philips M-10467", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | Mercury 127 077 MCF7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | South Africa | Mercury MRC 10137", 45 RPM, Sampler | 7", 45 RPM, Sampler |
20 vinyl pressings of Hotel Happiness are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1962 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Canada, Australia and more. One of them is Mercury 72055, released November 1962.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 72055, 45-AMT 1194, 72055X, BF-9) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YW 25266 1 S and YW 25265 1 S. 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.
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