Vinyl pressings
by Gilbert Bécaud · 1972
Hi Haï Ho / Un Peu D'amour Et D'amitié was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1972, 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.
1 12372 A 21 M3 289447Runout side A
1 12372 B 21 M3 289448Runout side B
C 006-12.372 ALabel side A
C 006-12.372 BLabel side B
[Handwritten] (1) [Stamped] 12372 A 21 M3 289447Runout side A
[Handwritten] (1) [Stamped] 12372 B 21 M3 289448Runout side B
C 006-12.372 ALabel side A
C 006-12.372 BLabel side B
1 12372 A 21 M3 289447Runout side A
1 12372 B 21 M3 289448Runout side B
12 372 A-1Runout side A
12 372 B-1Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | France | Columbia 2 C 006 12-372 / Columbia 2 C 006-12372First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | France | Columbia 2 C 006 12-372 / Columbia 2 C 006-12372First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | France | Columbia 12372First year7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label | 7", 45 RPM, Single, White Label |
| 1972 | Germany | Columbia 1C-006-12 372 / EMI Electrola 1C-006-12 372First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Portugal | Columbia 8E 006 12372 FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Canada | Pathé 77.9347", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Greece | Pathé PA 10047", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Mexico | Odeon SOM-2487", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Spain | EMI 1 J 006-12.372 / Odeon 1 J 006-12.3727", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Spain | EMI 1J-006-12.9687", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Spain | Odeon 1 J 006-129687", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Spain | Odeon 1 J 006-129687", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | EMI 5C 006-12 372 / Columbia 5C 006-12 3727", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Hi Haï Ho / Un Peu D'amour Et D'amitié are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1972 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in France, Germany, Portugal. One of them is Columbia 2 C 006 12-372.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2 C 006 12-372, 12372, 1C-006-12 372, 8E 006 12372 F) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1 12372 A 21 M3 289447 and 1 12372 B 21 M3 289448. 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.
