Vinyl pressings
by Chuck Berry · 1987
Hail! Hail! Rock 'N' Roll was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1987, 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.
STERLING CR MCA 7088-SS2 MCA 6217-ASide A, Variant 1
CR MCA 7089-SS2 MCA 6217-BSide B, Variant 1
MCA 7088-SS2 ⧈-G-⧈ ISide A, Variant 2, etched
STERLINGSide A, Variant 2, stamped
MCA 7088556 ◈-P-◈ sterlingRunout Side A
MCA 7089-556 ◈-P-◈ sterlingRunout Side B
Δ MX300083 6217-1 S1.Side A Runout Variant 1
Δ MX300084 6217-1 S2.Side B Runout Variant 1
MX300083Side A Label
MX300084Side B Label
STERLING CR MCA 7088-SS2 MCA 6217-ASide 1 runout
CR MCA 7089-SS2 MCA 6217-BSide 2 runout
MCA 7088Side 1 label
MCA 7089Side 2 label
MCA 7088-SS2 MCA 6217-A ⧈-G-⧈ 2 sᴛᴇʀʟɪɴɢ CRRunout, side A
MCA 6217-B ② MCA 7089-SS2 ⧈-G-⧈ 2 CRRunout, side B
MCA 7088Label, side A
MCA 7089Label, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Australia | MCA Records 6217-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-6217First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-6217LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | Canada | MCA Records MCA-6217First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Europe | MCA Records 255 182-1 / MCA Records MCA-6217First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Germany | MCA Records 255 182-1(MCA-6217)First yearLP | LP |
| 1987 | Germany | MCA Records 255 182-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Japan | MCA Records P-13603First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Spain | MCA Records 255182-1 / MCA Records MCA-6217First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | UK | MCA Records MCF 3411First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | US | MCA Records MCA-6217First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | MCA Records MCA-6217LP, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | US | MCA Records MCA-6217LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1987 | US | MCA Records MCA-6217First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Japan | MCA Records P-13603First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
19 vinyl pressings of Hail! Hail! Rock 'N' Roll are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1987 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is MCA Records MCA-6217.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MCA-6217, MCF 3411, 6217-1, 255 182-1) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, STERLING CR MCA 7088-SS2 MCA 6217-A and CR MCA 7089-SS2 MCA 6217-B. 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.
