US
1960- Label and catalog number
- ABC-Paramount 45-10,132
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene
- Runout / matrix
E-6214 10,000 1DSide A runout - etched
E-6213 3997 1DSide B runout - etched
AMP 45-10,000A side label
AMP 45-3997B side label
Vinyl pressings
by Paul Anka · 1960
Hello Young Lovers was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 13 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.
E-6214 10,000 1DSide A runout - etched
E-6213 3997 1DSide B runout - etched
AMP 45-10,000A side label
AMP 45-3997B side label
ABC-10,000 1A LWA-side runout etching
ABC-3997 1B LWB-side runout etching
AMP 45-10000Side A label
AMP 45-3997Side B label
ABC-10,000 1A LWA-Side Runout Etching
ABC-3997 1B LWB-Side Runout Etching
AMP 45-10000Side A Label
AMP 45-3997Side B Label
10,000 1C PPA-Side Runout Etching
3997 1C PPB-Side Runout Etching
AMP - 45-10000Side A Label
AMP - 45-3997Side B Label
ABC 10,000 1B LWA-Side Runout Etching
ABC 3997 1A LWB-Side Runout Etching
AMP - 45-10000Side A Label
AMP - 45-3997Side B Label
C ABC-10,000 1A LWA-side runout etching
C ABC-3997 1A LWB-side runout etching
AMP 45-10000Side A label
AMP 45-3997Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Australia | W & G WG-S-1018First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Canada | Sparton 4-922 RFirst year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1960 | Canada | Sparton 4-922 RFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Denmark | Karusell P 230First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1960 | France | ABC-Paramount ABC 45.9838 / Production Vega 45.9838First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Germany | Columbia C 21 607 / Columbia 45 - DW 5821First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Greece | Columbia SCMG 102First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Hong Kong | ABC-Paramount ABC 30First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Ireland | Columbia 45-DB (I) 4504First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Italy | Columbia SCMQ 1378First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1960 | Japan | ABC-Paramount PS-69First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | Netherlands | ABC-Paramount AP 22.091 x45First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 4504First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1960 | UK | Columbia 45-DB 4504First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1960 | US | ABC-Paramount 45-10,132First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Canada | Polydor PC 10507", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Finland | Karusell 45-K-151037", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | Israel | Arton Records 45-141 / Arton Records 45-1517", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Sweden | Karusell P 2307", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
26 vinyl pressings of Hello Young Lovers are listed here, from 16 countries, released between 1960 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is ABC-Paramount 45-10,132.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-10,132, 45-10132, 45-DB 4504, WG-S-1018) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, E-6214 10,000 1D and E-6213 3997 1D. 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.