Vinyl pressings
by Bonnie Raitt · 1975
Home Plate was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
BS-2864 41072-1B [Artisan logo] A SSide A runout etched, [Artisan logo] stamped, variant 1
BS-2864 41073-1B [Artisan logo] A SSide B runout etched, [Artisan logo] stamped, variant 1
BS-2864 41072-1B [Artisan Stamp] B2 \ SSide A runout etched, [Artisan logo] stamped, variant 2
BS-2864 41073-1A [Artisan Stamp] A6 \ SSide B runout etched, [Artisan logo] stamped, variant 2
BS-1-2864-WB (41072-1) -----◄A Side runout, etched
BS-2-2864-WB#2 (41073-1)[scratched out] -----◄B Side runout, etched
BS-1-2864-WB (41072-1) -----◄A Side runout, etched variant 2
BS-2-2864-WB (41073-1) -----◄B Side runout, etched variant 2
BS-1-2864-LW2 ✲Runout A, variant 1
BS-2-2864-LW2 ✲Runout B, variant 1
#64 BS-1-2864 LW42 1 ✲Runout A, variant 2
#64 BS-2-2864- LW2. 2 ✲Runout B, variant 2
SIDE 1 BS-2864 41072-1 #1A Side runout
BS-2-2864 JW2 #1B Side runout
SIDE 1 BS-2864 41072-1 #scratch out #2A Side runout [variant 1]
BS-2-2864 JW3 #1B Side runout [variant 1]
BS1-2864-WB (41072-1)A Side etched
BS-2-2864 WW4B Side etched
S41,072A Side label
S41,073B Side label
BS-2864/T 41072-1DA Side etched, Variant 1
BS-2864\T 41073-1DB Side etched, Variant 1
BS-2864/T 41072-1CA Side etched, Variant 2
BS-2864\T 41073-1CB Side etched, Variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | Warner Bros. Records BS 2864First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2864First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10082WFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-10082WFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Warner Bros. Records WB 56160First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records BS 2864First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56160 / Warner Bros. Records K56160First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56160 / Warner Bros. Records K56160First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56160First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 56160 / Warner Bros. Records K56160First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2864First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2864First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2864First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2864First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2864First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2864LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2864LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2864LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2864LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
31 vinyl pressings of Home Plate are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1975 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BS 2864.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BS 2864, K 56160, P-10082W, WB 56160) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BS-2864 41072-1B [Artisan logo] A S and BS-2864 41073-1B [Artisan logo] A S. 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.
