Vinyl pressings
by The Platters · 1958
Hula Hop was first pressed on vinyl in 1958. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
3 pressings came out in 1958, the album's first year. 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.
10 7EBLY 2221 13 - J/ARunout side A - Variant 1
0 7EBLY 2222 J/ARunout side B - Variant 1
117 EBLY 2221 13 - J/ARunout side A - Variant 2
11 EBLY 2222 13 - J/ARunout side B - Variant 2
7 EBLY-2221-13Runout side A
7 EBLY-2222-13Runout side B
7 E BLY 2221Label side A
7 E BLY 2222Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1958 | France | Mercury 14 205 / Mercury 14205First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1958 | France | Mercury 14205First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1958 | France | Mercury 14 205 / Mercury 14205First year7", 45 RPM, EP | 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1959 | France | Mercury 14 2057", 45 RPM, EP, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Repress |
| 1959 | France | Mercury 142057", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1959 | France | Mercury 142057", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1959 | France | Mercury 142057", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | France | Mercury 142057", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1960 | France | Mercury 142057", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
| 1961 | France | Mercury 142057", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Hula Hop are listed here, from 1 country, released between 1958 and 1961.
The earliest pressings are from 1958, in France. One of them is Mercury 14 205, released December 1958.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 14 205, 14205) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 10 7EBLY 2221 13 - J/A and 0 7EBLY 2222 J/A. 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.
