Vinyl pressings
by The Waikiki's · 1964
Hawaii Tattoo was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 2 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.
K-8109-4 GNA-side etched runout, variant 1
K-8156-3 GNB-side etched runout, variant 1
K-8109 GNA-side etched runout, variant 2
K-8156-2 GNB-side etched runout, variant 2
K-8109-4A side deadwax - etched variant 1
K-8156-5B side deadwax - etched variant 1
K-8109-5A side runout variant 2
K-8156-4B side runout variant 2
K-8109-1Side A (etched)
K-8156-1Side B (etched)
K 8109Label Side A
K 8156Label Side B
K-8109A-side label
K-8156B-side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Canada | Kapp Records K-2003First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Kapp Records KJB-30First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Kapp Records KJB-30First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | US | Kapp Records KJB-30First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | US | Kapp Records KJB-307", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1965 | US | Kapp Records KJB 307", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1965 | US | Kapp Records KJB-307", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1965 | US | Kapp Records KJB-307", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1965 | US | Kapp Records KJB-307", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Netherlands | Palette PAL 49977", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Kapp Records K 20037", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
11 vinyl pressings of Hawaii Tattoo are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1964 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in Canada, US. One of them is Kapp Records K-2003.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use K-2003, KJB-30) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, K-8109-4 GN and K-8156-3 GN. 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.
