Vinyl pressings
by Dolly Parton · 1967
Hello, I'm Dolly was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 3 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.
F7Y-433Matrix, Side A
F7Y-434Matrix, Side B
F7Y-434 S-1 SLP-18085 [volcano symbol] 125 Nashville MatrixRunout, Side A
F7Y-434 S-2 SLP-18085 [volcano symbol] 125 Nashville MatrixRunout, Side B
F7Y-433 S-1 (illegible mark) SLP-18085 △10951 (upside down triangle symbol) 125 (illegible etching)etched, Side A
F7Y-434 S-2 SLP-18085 (upside down triangle mark) MR (circled) 125 (illegible etching) △10051-Xetched, Side B
F7Y-434A-side label
F7Y-434B-side label
SLP 18085-A XSBV129436-1B c F7Y433Runout, Side A
SLP 18085-B XSBV-129437-1B \ F7Y-434Runout, Side B
F7Y-433Side A label
F7Y-434Side B label
F7Y433 S-1 SLP-18085 X̲ 125Runout, Side A etched
F7Y434 S-2 SLP-18085 X̲ 125Runout, Side B etched
F7Y-433Label, Side A
F7Y-434Label, Side B
F7P 431Matrix, Side A
F7P 432Matrix, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | Monument SLP 18085First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Monument SLP18085First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Monument MLP 8085First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Monument MLP 8085First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1967 | US | Monument SLP-18085First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Monument MLP18085First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Monument SLP18085 / Monument SLP 18085First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Monument SLP-18085 / Monument SLP18085First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Monument SLP18085 / Monument SLP 18085First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Monument SLP18085First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | USA & Canada | Monument SLP 18085First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | South Africa | Monument MOL 8528LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | US | Monument SLP-18085LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Monument SLP-18085LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | South Africa | Monument MON.1008LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | Monument 19658702571 / Sony Music Commercial Music Group 19658702571LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Club Edition, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Philippines | Monument SLP18085LP, Album | LP, Album |
17 vinyl pressings of Hello, I'm Dolly are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1967 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, Canada, USA & Canada. One of them is Monument SLP18085, released September 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SLP18085, SLP-18085, MLP 8085, MLP18085) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, F7Y-433 and F7Y-434. 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.
