Vinyl pressings
by Alabama · 1980
My Home's In Alabama was first pressed on vinyl in 1980. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1980, 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.
AHL1 3644A 13 I 1 A1Side A runout, variant 1
AHL1 3644B 2S 1 RR A4Side B runout, variant 1
AHL1 3644A 14 1 1 A2ZZSide A runout, variant 2
AHL1 3644B 12 1 B2 FSide B runout, variant 2
AHL1 3644A 13Side 1
AHL1 3644B 2SSide 2
AHL1 3644A 1S 1 A2 (etched: A RANDYS ROOST)Side A variant 1 stamped (etched)
AHL1 3664B 1S 1 A1 (etched: H RR)Side B variant 1 stamped (etched)
AHL1-3644-ASide A - Center Label
AHL1-3644-BSide B - Center Label
AHL1-3644A 1S I A4 Q RANDY'S ROOSTSide A runout
AHL1-3644B 1S I A 2 Q R.R.Side B runout
AHL1-3644-ASide A label
AHL1-3644-BSide B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Australia & New Zealand | RCA Victor APL1-3644First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Canada | RCA Victor AHL1-3644First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Europe | RCA Victor NL89966First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | UK | RCA PL 13644First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | RCA Victor AHL1-3644First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | RCA Victor AYL 1-5886First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | RCA Victor AHL1-3644LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | RCA Victor AHL1-3644First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | RCA Victor AHL1-3644First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | US | RCA Victor AHL1-3644LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | RCA Victor AHL1-3644First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
11 vinyl pressings of My Home's In Alabama are listed here, from 5 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1980, in US, UK, Australia & New Zealand, Canada and more. One of them is RCA Victor AHL1-3644.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AHL1-3644, AYL 1-5886, PL 13644, APL1-3644) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AHL1 3644A 13 I 1 A1 and AHL1 3644B 2S 1 RR A4. 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.
