Vinyl pressings
by À La Carte · 1979
When The Boys Come Home was first pressed on vinyl in 1979. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1979, 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.
100478 A-1/79S Made in GermanyRunout side A, stamped
100478 B-1/79S Made in GermanyRunout side B, stamped
S 100 478 ALabel side A
S 100 478 BLabel side B
100527 A - 1/79S
012 100478 A-1/79S Made in GermanyRunout A
012 100478 B-1/79S Made in GermanyRunout B
S 100 478.ALabel A
S 100 478.BLabel B
DN 38192 ST 26-6-79Runout area side A
DN 38193 ST 26-6-79Runout area side B
DN. 38192 st.Label side A
DN. 38193 st.Label side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Austria | Hansa International 100 478 / Hansa 100 478First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | Hansa International 100 478 / Hansa 100 478First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | Germany | Hansa International 100 725 / Hansa International S 100 527 AFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1979 | Italy | Durium DE. 3082First year7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1979 | Italy | Durium DE 3082 / Durium Marche Estere DE. 3082First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1979 | South Africa | Gallo PD 1741First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1979 | Spain | Hansa International 100.478AFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1979 | UK | Sonet SON 2190 / Hansa Records SON 2190First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia | 7 Records MS 4707", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1980 | Australia | Junction MS-4707", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
10 vinyl pressings of When The Boys Come Home are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1979 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1979, in Germany, UK, Austria, Italy and more. One of them is Hansa International 100 478.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 100 478, 100 725, SON 2190, DE 3082) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 100478 A-1/79S Made in Germany and 100478 B-1/79S Made in Germany. 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.
