Vinyl pressings
by Rotary Connection · 1971
Hey, Love was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 4 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.
CC 50006 -A STM 5452-1 GSSide A runout, etched
C/C 50006-B STM 5453-1 GSSide B runout, etched
C/C 1 50006 ASide A label
C/C 1 50006 BSide B label
66 CC 50006 A 3-2-72A-Side Runout Etching
66 CC 50006 B 3-2-72B-Side Runout Etching
CC-1-50006-AA-Side Label
CC-1-50006-BB-Side Label
C/C 50006 A STM 545J-2-165Side A, Variant 1
C/C 50006 B 11-1-11 STM 5453-2 GSSide B, Variant 1
C/C 50006-A STM 5452-2-1-1GS PRRunout Side A, etched, Variant 2
C/C 50006-B 11-1-11 STM 5453-2 GS PRRunout Side B, etched, Variant 2
C/C 50006 – A, STM 5452-4, GS, Triangle (symbol) 16199, MR (inside circle)A-side
C/C 50006 - B - (2), MR (inside circle), STM 5453 -3, GS, Triangle (symbol) 16199 - XB-side
P CC 50006 -A STM 5452-1 G.S.A runout
P C/C 50006-B STM 5453-1 G.S.B runout
CC 50006 -A STM 5452-1 GSSide 1
C/C 50006- B STM 5453-1 GSSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | Chess CHLS 278First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Cadet Concept 9037-50006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | UK | Chess 6310105First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Cadet Concept CC 50006 / Cadet Concept C/C 50006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Cadet Concept CC 50006First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Cadet Concept CC 50006 / Cadet Concept CC-1-50006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Cadet Concept CC 50006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Cadet Concept CC 50006First yearLP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Cadet Concept CC 50006 / Cadet Concept C/C 50006First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Cadet Concept CC 50006First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | Cadet Concept CC 50006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | US | Chess CH 9139LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | US | Chess CH-91531 / Chess CH 91531LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | US | Cadet Concept CC 50006 / Cadet Concept C/C 50006LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2001 | US | Cadet C/C 50006 / Cadet Concept CC 50006LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Japan | Cadet Concept UIJY-75055 / Cadet Concept CC50006LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | UK | BGP Records HIQLP156LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2026 | Japan | Solid CDSOL72273LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Bellaphon BLPS 19058LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Cadet Concept CC 50006LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Cadet Concept CC50006LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
21 vinyl pressings of Hey, Love are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1971 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, UK, Australia, Canada. One of them is Cadet Concept CC 50006.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CC 50006, 6310105, CHLS 278, 9037-50006) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CC 50006 -A STM 5452-1 GS and C/C 50006-B STM 5453-1 GS. 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.
