Vinyl pressings
by Vera Lynn · 1962
Land Of Hope And Glory was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1962, 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.
B 7 XEA 20273 HM 000 832-4Runout side A, etched
B 7 XEA 20274 HM 000 833-4Runout side B, etched
7 XEA 20273Label side A
7 XEA 20274Label side B
HM 000 832-1 B 7XEA .20273Runout side A etched
HM 000 833-2 B 7XEA .20274Runout side B etched
(7 EXA 20273)Label side A
(7 EXA 20274)Label side B
7 XEA 20273A
7 XEA 20274B
7 XEA 20273 HA 000832-28Runout side A
7 XEA 20274 HA 000833-28Runout side B
7 XEA 20273Label side A
7 XEA 20274Label side B
HM 000 832-13 7XEA 20273A:
HM 000 833-13 7XEA 20274B:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Netherlands | His Master's Voice 7 MH 1092First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Netherlands | His Master's Voice 7 MH 1092First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | Netherlands | His Master's Voice 7 MH 1092First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Netherlands | His Master's Voice 7 MH 1092First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1962 | Netherlands | His Master's Voice 7 MH 1092First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Netherlands | His Master's Voice 7 MH 10927", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Netherlands | His Master's Voice 7 MH 10927", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Netherlands | His Master's Voice 7 MH 10927", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | His Master's Voice 45-POP 11117", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | UK | His Master's Voice 45-POP 11117", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records 720977", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Netherlands | Columbia 5C 006-05064 X7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | His Master's Voice 7 MH 10927", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
13 vinyl pressings of Land Of Hope And Glory are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1962 and 1963.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in Netherlands. One of them is His Master's Voice 7 MH 1092.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7 MH 1092) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, B 7 XEA 20273 HM 000 832-4 and B 7 XEA 20274 HM 000 833-4. 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.
