Vinyl pressings
by Chuck Jackson · 1963
Tell Him I'm Not Home / Lonely Am I was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 3 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.
ZTSP86945 WAND W-132A 8-2-1'63.A-Side Runout Etching
BellSound WAND 132 B-1 . ZTSP 86946 .B-Side Runout Etching
ZTSP 86945A-Side Label
ZTSP 86946B-Side Label
W-132 A 11-2-12 '62 LWA side runout
132 BB side runout
132 AA side label
132 BB side label
ZTSP-86945-1F WAND132A TIRunout A
ZTSP-86946-1E WAND132B TIRunout B
ZTSP 86945Label A
ZTSP 86946Label B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | His Master's Voice EA-4531First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Canada | Quality 1507XFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Wand 132First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Wand 132First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Wand 132First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Wand 132First year7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Wand 132First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1963 | US | Wand 132First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1963 | US | Wand 132First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Wand 132First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1963 | US | Wand 132First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1963 | US | Wand 132First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Wand 1327", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
13 vinyl pressings of Tell Him I'm Not Home / Lonely Am I are listed here, from 3 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, Australia, Canada. One of them is Wand 132.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 132, EA-4531, 1507X) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZTSP86945 WAND W-132A 8-2-1'63. and BellSound WAND 132 B-1 . ZTSP 86946 .. 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.
