Vinyl pressings
by Louis Armstrong · 1964
Hello, Dolly! 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.
41 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 18 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.
K-7424-18A-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
K-7452-18 TIIIB-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
K-7424-18 TIA-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
K-7452-18 TIB-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
K-7424-9A side deadwax - scribed, variant 1
K-7452-8B side deadwax - scribed, variant 1
K-7424-2A side deadwax - scribed, variant 2
K-7452-9B side deadwax - scribed, variant 2
K-7424-13 TIIIIEtched Side A
K-7452-18 TIIIIIEtched Side B
K-7424A Side Label
K-7452B Side Label
K-7424-4 711111A Side Etching
K-7452-4 7111111B Side Etching
K-7424-16 SSMSide A etched, variant 1
K-7452-13 SSSMSide B etched, variant 1
K-7424-19 SMSide A etched, variant 2
K-7452-22 SSSMSide B etched, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | Kapp Records K-4042First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Canada | Kapp Records K 573First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Denmark | Kapp Records K 2077First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Denmark | Kapp Records K 2077First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Denmark | Kapp Records K 2077First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Finland | Kapp Records K 2077First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | France | Kapp Records KV. 501First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Germany | Kapp Records 10 692 ATFirst year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Germany | Vogue Schallplatten DV 14220 / Kapp Records DV 14220First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Greece | Kapp Records KG 2001First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | Greece | Polydisc Records 15116First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Ireland | London American Recordings HLR 9878First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Italy | London Records 45-HL 1525First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Japan | Kapp Records KR-1060First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1964 | Japan | Kapp Records KR-1060First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Kapp Records K 41 / Kapp Records KAPP-417", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Australia | MCA Records MCA 10387", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Kapp Records 35 6997", 45 RPM, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | 7", 45 RPM, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| ? | Germany | Kapp Records DV 14220 / Vogue Schallplatten DV 142207", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | Vogue Schallplatten DV 14220 / Kapp Records DV 142207", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | Kapp Records 35 6997", 45 RPM, Single, Club Edition · Club edition | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Club Edition · Club edition |
| ? | Germany | Kapp Records DV 14220 / Disques Vogue DV 142207", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Kapp Records 35 6997", 45 RPM, Single, Special Edition | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Special Edition |
| ? | Germany | Kapp Records 35 6997", 45 RPM, Single, Club Edition · Club edition | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Club Edition · Club edition |
| ? | New Zealand | Kapp Records, Inc. K40427", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Scandinavia | Kapp Records, Inc. #K20777", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | South Africa | London Records PD 7-88137", Single | 7", Single |
| ? | South Africa | London Records PD7-88137", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | London American Recordings HLR 98787", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
56 vinyl pressings of Hello, Dolly! are listed here, from 18 countries, released between 1964 and 1967.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Kapp Records K-573.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K-573, HL-R.9878, HLR 9878, K-4042) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K-7424-18 and K-7452-18 TIII. 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.
