Vinyl pressings
by Phil Collins · 1982
Hello, I Must Be Going! was first pressed on vinyl in 1982. 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 1982, the album's first year, in 25 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.
V2252 A1 TOWNHOUSESide A runout, variant 1
V2252 B2 TOWNHOUSESide B runout, variant 1
V2252 A2 TOWNHOUSESide A runout, variant 2
V2252 B2 TOWNHOUSESide B runout, variant 2
V 2252 A-1U-1-1-2Variant 1 Side A runout stamped
V 2252 B-1U-1-1Variant 1 Side B runout stamped
V 2252 A-1U-1-2-Variant 2 Side A runout stamped
V 2252 B-1U-1-5-Variant 2 Side B runout stamped
V 2252 A-2U-1-2Side A runout stamped
V 2252 B-1U-1-8-2Side B runout stamped
ST-A-825051-B B-17422-B TOWN HOUSE LPMC △3067 (3) M1SF1SM8 [EDP logo]Runout A variant 1
ST-A-825052-B B-17402-B △3067-X (2) TOWN HOUSE LPMC M1SF1SM5 [EDP logo]Runout B variant 1
ST-A-825051-B B-17422-B △3067 (2) LPMC M1SF1SM7 TOWN HOUSE [EDP logo]Runout A variant 2
ST-A-825052-B B-17402-B △3067-X (2) LPMC M1SF1SM5 TOWN HOUSE [EDP logo]Runout B variant 2
ST-A-825051-B Town House EDP LMPC 1-1SM1-3 M1Side A runout, variant 1
ST-A-825052-A Town House EDP M1 SP0-1 SM1-2Side B runout, variant 1
0-1 SP ST-A-825051-0 TOWNHOUSE LONDON EDP M1Side A runout, variant 2
ST-A-825052-A EDP M1 SP 0-1 TOWN HOUSESide B runout, variant 2
ST-A-825051-B D-1SMI-2Side One Etched
ST-A-825052-A SP D-1 SMI-2Side Two Etched
TOWN HOUSEStamped Both Sides
ST-A-825051-B D-1SM2-3 EDP (in circle)Side A Etched Variant 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Argentina | WEA 80244 / WEA SLIN 3244First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Australia | WEA 99263First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Brazil | WEA 28.065First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Atlantic 78 00351 / Atlantic 7800351First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Canada | Atlantic A1 80035LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1982 | Canada | Atlantic 78 00351 / Atlantic 7800351First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Canada | Atlantic 78 00351 / Atlantic 7800351First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Colombia | WEA 23(0131)00347First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Ecuador | Atlantic 73037First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Europe | WEA WEA 99263 / WEA WEA K 99263First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Europe | WEA WEA 99263 / WEA WEA K 99263First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Germany | WEA WEA 99263 / WEA WEA K 99263First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1982 | Germany | WEA WEA 46 285-3 / WEA 99263LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1982 | Greece | WEA WEA 99263 / WEA 99263First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Ireland | Virgin V2252 / Virgin V 2252First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | Virgin OVED 212LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Europe | Simply Vinyl SVLP 279LP, Album, Remastered | LP, Album, Remastered |
| 2004 | UK | Simply Vinyl SVLP 279LP, Album, Promo, Remastered · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Remastered · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UK & Europe | Atlantic PCLP 82 / Atlantic 081227952099LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | US | Analogue Productions APA 012-45 / Atlantic APA 012-4512", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | WEA SLIN 3244 / WEA 83244LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Argentina | WEA SLIN 3244LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Brazil | WEA 604.7130 / WEA 28.130LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | WEA 670.7130 / WEA 28.130LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| ? | Germany | WEA 99263 / WEA K 99263LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | WEA 99263 / WEA K 99263LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | WEA 99263 / WEA K 99263LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | WEA 99 263 / WEA 99263LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | WEA 99263LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Greece | WEA 229-254943-1 / WEA 99263LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | WEA 99263LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | WEA 99263LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Taiwan | Gang PM-A-25LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | US | WEA 99263LP, Album | LP, Album |
78 vinyl pressings of Hello, I Must Be Going! are listed here, from 32 countries, released between 1982 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1982, in UK, US, France, Argentina and more. One of them is Virgin V2252.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use V2252, 7 80035-1, 80035-1, 99263) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, V2252 A1 TOWNHOUSE and V2252 B2 TOWNHOUSE. 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.
