Vinyl pressings
by Wings · 1972
Hi, Hi, Hi / C Moon 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.
46 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 30 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.
7YCE 21692-2 MM KT 1A side runout variant 1
7YCE 21693-2 OR KT 1AA side runout variant 1
7YCE 21692-2 GA KT 2A side runout variant 2
7YCE 21693-2 R KTAA side runout variant 2
7YCE 21692-2 KTVariant 1, runout A
7YCE 21693-2 KTVariant 1, runout AA
7YCE 21692-2 KT 5Variant 2, runout A
7YCE 21693-2 KT 5Variant 2, runout AA
7YCE 21692-2Stamped runout, A
7YCE 21693-2Stamped runout, AA
7YCE.21692Label A
7YCE.21693Label AA
7YCE 21692-2 G KT 1Stamped runout, A
7YCE 21693-2 G KT 1Stamped runout, AA
7YCE.21692Label A
7YCE.21693Label AA
S-45-47953-F-7∙ 2 ✻Side A runout, variant 1
S-45-47954-F-6∙ 2 ✻Side AA runout, variant 1
S-45-47953-F-13∙ 3 ✻Side A runout, variant 2
S-45-47954-F-7∙ 1 ✻Side AA runout, variant 2
S45-47953-F4Side A Runout, Variant 1
S45-47954-F3 #2Side AA Runout, Variant 1
S45-47953-F3Side A Runout, Variant 2
S45-47954-F4Side AA Runout, Variant 2
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 | Belgium | Apple Records 4C 006-05208 / Apple Records 4 C 006-05208First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Belgium | Apple Records 4 C 006-05208First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Brazil | Apple Records 7BT-65First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1972 | Canada | Apple Records 1857First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Chile | Apple Records APPLE-37First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1972 | Denmark | Apple Records R 5973 / Apple Records R5973First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Denmark | Apple Records R 5973 / Apple Records R5973First year7" | 7" |
| 1972 | Denmark | Apple Records R 5973 / Apple Records R5973First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Finland | Apple Records 5E 006-05208First year7" | 7" |
| 1972 | France | Apple Records 2C 006-05208 / Apple Records 2C 006-05.208First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | Apple Records 1C 006-05 208 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-05 208First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Stereo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Stereo |
| 1972 | Greece | Apple Records R5973First year7" | 7" |
| 1972 | India | Apple Records R5973First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Ireland | Parlophone R(I)5973First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Ireland | Apple Records R 5973First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Japan | Odeon EPS-17195 / MPL EPS-171957", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records 18577", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Apple Records 1C 006-05 208 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-05 2087", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Apple Records EPR-107847", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Japan | Capitol Records EPR-107847", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | MPL R59737", Single, 45 RPM, Repress | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Repress |
| ? | UK | MPL R59737", Single, 45 RPM, Repress | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Repress |
| ? | UK | MPL R59737", Single, 45 RPM, Repress | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Repress |
| ? | UK | MPL R59737", Single, 45 RPM, Repress | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Repress |
| ? | US | Apple Records 18577", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
69 vinyl pressings of Hi, Hi, Hi / C Moon are listed here, from 37 countries, released between 1972 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in UK, US, Australia, Netherlands and more. One of them is Apple Records R5973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R5973, 1857, A.10099, 5C 006-05208) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7YCE 21692-2 MM KT 1 and 7YCE 21693-2 OR KT 1. 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.
