Vinyl pressings
by Arlo Guthrie · 1972
Hobo's Lullaby 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.
21 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 11 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.
TI MS-2060 31344-1-2Runout A etched, variant 1
TI MS-2060 31345-1-1Runout B etched, variant 1
TI MS-2060 31344-1-1 A 17Runout A etched, A stamped, variant 2
TI MS-2060 31345-1-3 DL A 18Runout B etched, A stamped, variant 2
31,344A Side Label
31,345B Side Label
MS·2060·A 31344-1A 1SA Side Etch
MS·2060·B 31345-1B S1B Side Etch
MS-2060 31344-3 "A" D.L.A-side etched
MS-2060 31345-1B-side etched
TI MS-2060 31344-1-2 GSide A (Variant 1)
MS-2060-B 31345-1B SXSide B (Variant 1)
TI MS-2060 31344-2 C2Side A (Variant 2)
MS-2060 B 31345-1A SXT JSide B (Variant 2)
MS-2060-A 31344-1ASide A runout, etched
MS-2060 B 31345-1ASide B runout, etched
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 | Australia | Reprise Records MS 2060First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Brazil | Reprise Records RLLP-2.012 / Reprise Records MS 2060First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2060First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2060First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2060First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | France | Reprise Records 44 169First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 169 / Reprise Records MS 2060First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 169 / Reprise Records MS 2060LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1972 | Italy | Reprise Records K 44169First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Reprise Records RS 2060First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Taiwan | 先鋒 PRC-5291First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Reprise Records K 44169First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records K 44169First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records MS 2060First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Reprise Records MS 2060First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Reprise Records 44169LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records MS 2060LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 169LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44169LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 169 / Reprise Records 2060LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 169LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 169LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 169LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 44 169LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Charter Line CTR 24029LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Reprise Records W 44169LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | Reprise Records K 44169LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Reprise Records MS 2060LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
42 vinyl pressings of Hobo's Lullaby are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1972 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Reprise Records MS 2060, released May 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MS 2060, K 44169, P-8237R, RLLP-2.012) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TI MS-2060 31344-1-2 and TI MS-2060 31345-1-1. 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.
