Vinyl pressings
by Donny Osmond · 1971
Hey Girl was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. 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 1971, 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.
K14322 71L2717-1-1A-Side Runout Etching - Variant 1
K14322 71L2715B-Side Runout Etching - Variant 1
K14322 71L2715 Rev 6Side B Runout: Variant 2 Etched (the 'v' after the Re may be something else)
E K14322 71L2717-1-1A-Side Runout Etching - Variant 3
71-L-2717Label Side A
71-L-2715Label Side B
K14322 71L2717 -AA side deadwax - scribed
K14322 71L2715 Rev. 4B side deadwax - scribed
K14322 7IL2717-o- -1Runout side A
K14322 7IL2715-1 o-Runout side B
71 L 2717Label Side A
71 l 2715Label Side B
K14322 71L2717 ① (MR) △86621-XA-side etched runout
K14322 71L2715 Rev ① (MR) △8...B-side etched runout
(71-L-2717)A-side label matrix
(71-L-2715)B-side label matrix
K14322 71L2717-1-1 AA-Side Runout Etching, Variant 1
E K14322 71L2715 RevB-Side Runout Etching, Variant 1
K14322 71L2717A-Side Runout Etching, Variant 2
K14322 71L2715 Rev. 2B-Side Runout Etching, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | Polydor 2065 095First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Germany | MGM Records 2006 087First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Germany | MGM Records 2006 087First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Hong Kong | MGM Records K14322First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | Panama | MGM Records ON-1303First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | US | MGM Records K14322First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | US | MGM Records K 14322First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | MGM Records K 14322First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1971 | US | MGM Records K-14322First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1971 | US | MGM Records PS 178First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | US | MGM Records K 14322First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | Australia | MGM Records 2006 0877", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Brazil | MGM Records 2006 0877", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Netherlands | MGM Records 2006 0877", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Peru | MGM Records 20060877", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
17 vinyl pressings of Hey Girl are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1971 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong and more. One of them is MGM Records K 14322, released November 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K 14322, K14322, K-14322, PS 178) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K14322 71L2717-1-1 and K14322 71L2715. 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.
