UK
June 1, 1964- Label and catalog number
- King Records KG.1003
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single
Vinyl pressings
by Dora Hall · 1964
Hello Faithless 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.
3 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 2 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.
KGN.116FASide A Label
KGR.102FBSide B Label
WG-S-1773ALabel A, Stamped A
WG-S-1773BLabel B, Stamped 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | New Zealand | Columbia DNZ.10329First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | UK | King Records KG.1003First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | UK | King Records KG.1003First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Belgium | Moonglow M 52217", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Canada | Quality 1518X7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Calamo Records 167-A / Calamo Records N 116 F7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Premere Records N 116 F / Premere Records R 102 F7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Cozy Record Company 710097", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Cozy Record Company PR 1150 / Cozy Record Company PR 11597", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Premere Records R-102 / Premere Records N 116L7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Premere Records N 116 F / Premere Records R 102 F7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Premere Records N 116 F / Premere Records R 102 F7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Cozy Record Company PR 1150 / Cozy Record Company PR 11597", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
13 vinyl pressings of Hello Faithless are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in UK, New Zealand. One of them is King Records KG.1003, released June 1, 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KG.1003, DNZ.10329) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. 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.