Vinyl pressings
by Tim Buckley · 1967
Goodbye And Hello was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
19 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 6 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.
EKS-7318A (SON) MIISide A runout
EKS 7318B (SON) MIISide B runout
EKS-7318-ASide A label
EKS-7318-BSide B label
EKL-318-A (SON) raySide A, runout
EKL-318-B (SON) raySide B, runout
EKL-318-ASide A, label
EKL-318-BSide B, label
EKS 7318A (MON) Δ10810Side A runout etching
EKS-7318B (MON) (MR) Δ10810-XSide B runout etching, (MR) logo stamped
EKS-7318A-1ARunout, Stamped, Side A
EKS-7318B-1BRunout, Stamped, Side B
EKS-7318-ALabel, Side A
EKS-7318-BLabel, Side B
o EKS 7318 A-1B - 9 1 T A2A1Side 1
EKS-7318B-1D | o T A5Side 2
ELK 318A (SON)Side A runout, etched
EKL 318B (SON)Side B runout, etched
EKL-318-ASide A label
EKL-318-BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Elektra EKL 318First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Australia | Elektra EKS-7318First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Elektra EKL-318 / Elektra EKS-74028First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Elektra EKL-318 / Elektra EKS-74028LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1967 | Japan | Elektra SJET-8183First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Elektra EKS.7318First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | UK | Elektra EKL-318First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | UK | Elektra EKS 7318First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1967 | US | Elektra EKS-7318First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Elektra EKS-7318First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Elektra EKL-318First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Elektra EKS-7318First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Elektra EKS-7318First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Elektra EKS-7318First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | US | Elektra EKL-318First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | France | Elektra 42070 / Elektra EKS 74028LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | France | Elektra EKS 74028LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1971 | US | Elektra EKS-74028LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Elektra EKS-74028LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Australia | Elektra EKS-74028LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Australia | Elektra EKS-74028LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Australia | Elektra EKS 74028LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | Elektra K42070 / Elektra K 42070LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | UK | Elektra K 42070 / Elektra EKS 7318LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | US | Elektra EKS-74028LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Greece | Elektra 42070LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | Greece | Elektra 42070LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1981 | Portugal | Elektra ELE 42070LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Portugal | Elektra ELE 42070LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | UK | Elektra K 42070LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | US | 4 Men With Beards 4M 132LP, Reissue, Album | LP, Reissue, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP679LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2017 | Europe | Rhino Records R1 318 / Elektra 081227937867LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2017 | US | Rhino Records R1 318 / Elektra EKS-7318LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Europe | Elektra MOVLP679 / Music On Vinyl MOVLP679LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Stereo · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Elektra EKS-74028LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Elektra EKS-74028LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Elektra ELK 42 070LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Elektra ELK 42 070LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | Elektra ELK 42 070 / Elektra EKS 74028LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Elektra ELK 42 070 / Elektra K 42 070LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Elektra ELK 42 070LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Elektra ELK 42070LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Elektra R1 74028LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Elektra ELK 42 070LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Elektra 42070 / Elektra EKS 74028LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Elektra ELK 42070 / Elektra EKS 74028LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Elektra 42070 / WEA Records (Greece) 960896-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Elektra K42070LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Elektra EKS-7318LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
68 vinyl pressings of Goodbye And Hello are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1967 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Elektra EKS-7318, released August 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EKS-7318, EKL-318, EKL-7318, EKS 7318) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EKS-7318A (SON) MII and EKS 7318B (SON) MII. 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.
