Vinyl pressings
by Chet Baker · 1977
You Can't Go Home Again was first pressed on vinyl in 1977. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1977, the album's first year, in 4 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.
T1 SP ̷H̷2̷ -751-T3A runout etched
T1 SP ̷H̷2̷ -752-T2B runout etched
T1 SP ̷H̷2̷ -751-T3 A8A runout, variant 2
T1 AMSP 752 T4 A8B runout, variant 2
AMLJ 726-A SP 751Label A
AMLJ 726-B SP-752Label B
(Runout side A) AMLJ 19-726-1A-1 (stamped) A&M SP 751 INT H1 23180 (etched)
(Runout side B) AMLJ 19-726-1B-1 (stamped) A&M SP 752 INT H2 23180-X (etched)
T I SP [scratched out H2] 751 - T3 C 1Side A: Runout [C 1 - faint stamp]
T \ AM SP 752 T4 A 7Side B: Runout [A 7 - faint stamp]
H2-751 M1 (MR) △22557 Canada [ "eJ" ? undecipherable]Runouts, Side A
H2-752 M1 (MR) △22557-X Canada [ "eJ" ? undecipherable]Runouts, Side B
H2-751 M1 (MR) △22557 canadaSide A runout
SP-726-B H2-752-M1 (MR) △22557-X canadaSide B runout
SP-751Side A label
SP-752Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Canada | Horizon SP-726 / A&M Records SP-726First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Canada | A&M Records A&M SP-726 / Horizon SP-726First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1977 | Canada | A&M Records A&M SP-726First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1977 | Canada | Horizon SP-726 / A&M Records SP-726First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Japan | Horizon GP 3522 / A&M Records SP 726First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1977 | Netherlands | A&M Records AMLJ726 / Horizon SP 726First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Netherlands | A&M Records AMLJ726 / Horizon SP 726First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | Netherlands | Horizon AMLJ726 / Horizon SP 726First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1977 | US | Horizon SP-726 / Horizon 25First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | US | A&M Records SP 726 / Horizon SP 726First yearAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| 1977 | US | A&M Records AMLJ 726First yearAlbum, LP | Album, LP |
| 1978 | US | A&M Records SP 726 / Horizon SP 726LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | Japan | Horizon HOJ-2007 / A&M Records HOJ-2007LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1979 | Japan | Horizon HOJ-2007 / A&M Records HOJ-2007LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | A&M Records SP 726 / Horizon SP 726LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of You Can't Go Home Again are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1977 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1977, in US, Canada, Japan, Netherlands. One of them is A&M Records SP 726.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SP 726, AMLJ 726, SP-726, A&M SP-726) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 SP ̷H̷2̷ -751-T3 and T1 SP ̷H̷2̷ -752-T2. 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.
