Vinyl pressings
by Todd Rundgren · 1972
Hello It's Me / Cold Morning Light was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 5 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.
BSV 0009 PNY 0258-S-1D STERLING LH 3 TIA-Side Runout Etching, Variant 1
BSV 0009 PCA 2021-S-1D STERLING LH 2 TIB-Side Runout Etching, Variant 1
T BSV 0009 PNY 0258-S-1 TIA-Side Runout Etching, Variant 2
T BSV 0009 2021-S-1 PCA STERLING TIIIB-Side Runout Etching, Variant 2
p BSV 0009 PNY 0258 S-1B STERLINGA-Side Runout Etching
p BSV 0009 PCA 2021 S-1A STERLINGB-Side Runout Etching
(PNY0258)SLabel Side A
(PCA2021)SLabel Side B
BSV 0009 PNY-0258-S
BSV 0009 PCA 2021-S
BSV-0009-PNY-0258-S 1C s1Runout side A, etched
BSV-▒0009-B PCA-2021-S-B s1Runout side B, etched (Variant 1)
BSV-▒0009-B PCA-2021-S-B 1C s1Runout side B, etched (Variant 2)
(PNY0258)SLabel Side A
BSV 0009 PNY 0258 - S AA Side, runout, etched / except A stamped
BSV 0009 PCA 2021 - SB Side, runout, etched
(PNY0258)SA Side, label
(PCA2021)SB Side, label
BSV 0009 PNY 0258-S-1E STERLING LHSide A Runout
BSV 0009 PCA 2021-S-1E STERLING LHSide B Runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | France | Bearsville 15.513First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records BSV.0009First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | US | Bearsville BSV 0009First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | Canada | Bearsville BSV 0009First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | UK | Bearsville K 15513First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | US | Bearsville BSV 0009First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1972 | US | Bearsville BSV 0009First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | US | Bearsville BSV 0009First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1972 | US | Bearsville BSV 0009First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | US | Bearsville BSV 0009First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1973 | Argentina | Warner Bros. Records 32.124 / Bearsville 32.1247", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1973 | Australia | Bearsville BSV-00097", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Brazil | Warner Bros. Records WBCS 7.0577", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-1274W7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-1274W7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
18 vinyl pressings of Hello It's Me / Cold Morning Light are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1972 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Bearsville BSV 0009, released December 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BSV 0009, K 15513, 15.513, BSV.0009) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BSV 0009 PNY 0258-S-1D STERLING LH 3 TI and BSV 0009 PCA 2021-S-1D STERLING LH 2 TI. 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.
