UK
1988- Label and catalog number
- Fontana MONEY 512Fontana 870 596-1
- Format
- 12"
- Runout / matrix
MONEY 512 A-3U-1-1Runout A side
MONEY 512 B-3U-1-1Runout B side
Vinyl pressings
by Love And Money · 1988
Halleluiah Man was first pressed on vinyl in 1988. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1988, the album's first year, in 8 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.
MONEY 512 A-3U-1-1Runout A side
MONEY 512 B-3U-1-1Runout B side
MONEY 5A - 5U-1-1 JARunout stamped/etched side A
MONEY 5 B - 3U-1-1Runout stamped side B
MON+PK+512+A3 JA ORLAKEEtched Side A
MON+PK+512+B3 ORLAKEEtched 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Australia | Mercury 870 596-7First year7" | 7" |
| 1988 | Australia | Mercury 870596-1First year12", 45 RPM, Single | 12", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Canada | Fontana 870 596-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Canada | Fontana DJF 306First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Advance | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Advance |
| 1988 | Europe | Fontana 870 596-7 / Fontana MONEY 5First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | France | Fontana 870 596-7 / Phonogram 870 596-7First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1988 | France | Fontana 870 596-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | Netherlands | Fontana 870 596-1First year12" | 12" |
| 1988 | Spain | Fontana 870 596-1First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | UK | Fontana MONEY 512 / Fontana 870 596-1First year12" | 12" |
| 1988 | UK | Fontana MONEY 5 / Fontana 870 596-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | UK | Fontana UK MONPK 512 / Fontana INT 872 027-1First year12", Limited Edition · Limited | 12", Limited Edition · Limited |
| 1988 | UK | Fontana MONPK 512First year12", 45 RPM | 12", 45 RPM |
| 1988 | UK | Fontana MONEY 5 / Fontana 870 596-7First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1988 | US | Mercury 870-596-7First year7", Single | 7", Single |
15 vinyl pressings of Halleluiah Man are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1988, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Fontana MONEY 512.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MONEY 512, MONEY 5, UK MONPK 512, MONPK 512) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MONEY 512 A-3U-1-1 and MONEY 512 B-3U-1-1. 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.