Album Sleeve
HELLO!
VERTIGO 6360 098

Release Date: 28.09.73
UK Chart Position: 1
Tracklisting
ROLL OVER, LAY DOWN
CLAUDIE
REASON FOR LEAVING
BLUE EYED LADY
CAROLINE
SOFTER RIDE
AND IT'S BETTER NOW
FORTY-FIVE HUNDRED TIMES

Initial versions included the poster - which is not as rare as you might expect.

HELLO! First issue - Silver Lettering front and rear Front HELLO! First issue - Silver Lettering front and rear Rear HELLO! First issue - Silver Lettering front and rear Front HELLO! First issue - Silver Lettering front and rear Rear HELLO! First issue - Silver Lettering front and rear Front
FIRST ISSUE - SILVER LETTERING FRONT AND REAR. FIRST ISSUES OFTEN CAME WITH A FREE POSTER WHICH IS SHOWN BELOW.
HELLO! Second issue - Silver Lettering on front and white letting on rear Front HELLO! Second issue - Silver Lettering on front and white letting on rear Rear HELLO! Second issue - Silver Lettering on front and white letting on rear Front HELLO! Second issue - Silver Lettering on front and white letting on rear Rear HELLO! Second issue - Silver Lettering on front and white letting on rear Front
SECOND ISSUE - SILVER LETTERING ON FRONT AND WHITE LETTING ON REAR
HELLO! Reissue - White Lettering on front and rear Front HELLO! Reissue - White Lettering on front and rear Rear HELLO! Reissue - White Lettering on front and rear Front HELLO! Reissue - White Lettering on front and rear Rear HELLO! Reissue - White Lettering on front and rear Front
REISSUE - WHITE LETTERING ON FRONT AND REAR. THIS COPY ALSO SPORTS A STICKER ON THE FRONT CLAIMING TO BE A "LIMITED EDITION".
HELLO! Reissue - White Lettering on front and rear with Gold stars Front HELLO! Reissue - White Lettering on front and rear with Gold stars Rear HELLO! Reissue - White Lettering on front and rear with Gold stars Front HELLO! Reissue - White Lettering on front and rear with Gold stars Rear HELLO! Reissue - White Lettering on front and rear with Gold stars Front
REISSUE - WHITE LETTERING ON FRONT AND REAR. GOLD EMBOSSED STARS ON FRONT. THE STARS MAY INDICATE A PROMO OR "END OF PRINT RUN" - THIS ISN'T ENTIRELY CLEAR.
NEED CONFIRMATION THAT THIS "MIXED" SLEEVE OF WHITE BAND TITLE AND SILVER "HELLO!" EXISTS AND ISN'T JUST A MISLEADING SCAN.
HELLO! Reissue - White Lettering on front and rear and Gold stamp on rear Front HELLO! Reissue - White Lettering on front and rear and Gold stamp on rear Rear HELLO! Reissue - White Lettering on front and rear and Gold stamp on rear Front HELLO! Reissue - White Lettering on front and rear and Gold stamp on rear Rear HELLO! Reissue - White Lettering on front and rear and Gold stamp on rear Front
REISSUE - WHITE LETTERING ON FRONT AND REAR. GOLD EMBOSSED 'STATUS QUO' STAMP ON REAR. SEE BELOW FOR A VERSION WITH THE GOLD STAMP IN A DIFFERENT LOCATION.
HELLO! Silver lettering on front with Gold stars Front HELLO! Silver lettering on front with Gold stars Rear HELLO! Silver lettering on front with Gold stars Front HELLO! Silver lettering on front with Gold stars Rear HELLO! Silver lettering on front with Gold stars Front
SILVER LETTERING ON FRONT. GOLD EMBOSSED STARS ON FRONT. THE STARS MAY INDICATE A PROMO OR "END OF PRINT RUN" - THIS ISN'T ENTIRELY CLEAR.
STANDARD SLEEVE / LYRIC SHEET V1 WITHOUT CATALOGUE NUMBER.
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STANDARD INNER SLEEVE / LYRIC SHEET V2 WITH CATALOGUE NUMBER ON SIDE 2. TYPICALLY THIS INNER SLEEVE CAME WITH THE FIRST ISSUE AND POSTER.
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HELLO! Promo Sleeve Front HELLO! Promo Sleeve Rear HELLO! Promo Sleeve Front HELLO! Promo Sleeve Rear HELLO! Promo Sleeve Front
PROMO SLEEVE. SMALLER IMAGE AND DIFFERENT TEXT LAYOUT. REAR SLEEVE IS COMPLETELY SILVER.
SPACESHIP LABEL V1. LARGE CATALOGUE NUMBER AND "MADE IN ENGLAND" ABOVE RECORD SPEED.
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SPACESHIP LABEL V2. DIFFERENT TEXT PLACEMENT UNDER THE CATALOGUE NUMBER AND "MADE IN ENGLAND" BELOW RECORD SPEED. TRACKLISTING HAS DIFFERENT ALIGNMENT TOO.
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SPACESHIP LABEL V3. ANOTHER DIFFERENT TEXT PLACEMENT UNDER THE CATALOGUE NUMBER AND "MADE IN ENGLAND" BELOW RECORD SPEED. TRACK LISTING IS A SMALLER FONT.
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SPACESHIP LABEL V4. TRACK LISTING SPACED AND ALIGNED DIFFERENTLY.
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REISSUE: ORANGE LABEL. WITH ORIGINAL CATALOGUE NUMBER. THESE POP UP IN STANDARD SLEEVES WITH BOTH ALL-SILVER AND ALL-WHITE TEXT ON FRONT.
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REISSUE: ORANGE LABEL. WITH ORIGINAL CATALOGUE NUMBER, BUT WITHOUT 33.3 RPM
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WHITE LABEL PROMO LABEL. BEWARE OF RECENT FORGERIES
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The majority of the images shown are from the personal collections of Les Wainwright and Matthew Bradshaw. A few have been obtained from 45cat.com, eBay, Discogs etc. Others have been given to us by fellow collectors - and this is very much appreciated. If you are the copyright holder of any images shown and wish to receive a credit (or have the images removed) then please use the contact page to request this.

The Definitive Status Quo Vinyl Discographies: UK Albums : HELLO!