Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Sherman · 1970
Here Comes Bobby was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 7 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.
XSV222263-1B Λ T 2Runout side A stamped, variant 1
XSV222263-1B I TRunout side A stamped, variant 2
XSV222264-1B Λ1Λ T 1Runout side B stamped, variant 1
XSV222264-1J I TRunout side B stamped, variant 2
XSV222264-1A PSide A - stamped
XSV222263-1E PSide B - stamped
XSV 222263Label Side A
XSV 222264Label Side B
XSV222263-1D 1 S A2A Side Stamped exc S, A2 etch
XSV222264-1D 1 S A6B Side Stamped exc S, A6 etch
XSV 222263A Side Label
XSV 222264B Side Label
XSV222263-1C △14613 ④Side A - stamped
XSV222264-1C △ 14613-X ④Side B - stamped
XSV 222263Label Side A
XSV 222264Label Side B
XSV222263-1A P F3Side A runout
XSV222264-1A P O3Side B runout
XSV 222263Side A label
XSV 222264Side B label
XSV222263-1A P F3Side A runout - stamped
XSV222263-1A P G5Side B runout - stamped
XSV 222263Side A label
XSV 222264Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Brazil | Metromedia Records MMLP-35.005 / Continental MMLP-35.005First yearLP | LP |
| 1970 | Canada | Metromedia Records MD 1028 / Metromedia Records MD 1028-SFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | Metromedia Records MD 1028First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Colombia | CBS ES 1043First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Japan | Metromedia Records YS-2350-MDFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Philippines | Metromedia Records MD 1028First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Metromedia Records MD 1028First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Metromedia Records MD 1028First yearLP | LP |
| 1970 | US | Metromedia Records MD 1028First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Metromedia Records MD 1028First yearLP, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1970 | US | Metromedia Records MD 1028First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | Metromedia Records MD 1028First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1970 | Venezuela | Vida Records LPM-3331First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ-913LP, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | New Zealand | Metromedia Records SMML-933774LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Metromedia Records MD 1028LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
16 vinyl pressings of Here Comes Bobby are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Brazil, Canada, Colombia and more. One of them is Metromedia Records MD 1028.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use MD 1028, MMLP-35.005, ES 1043, YS-2350-MD) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSV222263-1B Λ T 2 and XSV222263-1B I T. 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.
