Vinyl pressings
by Don Nix · 1973
Hobos, Heroes And Street Corner Clowns was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1973, 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.
(HI ISAAC T.) STXS-0506-1 ES-0475 ➁ MR Δ17908(1) L. NIXSide A runout, variant 1
(HI ISAAC T.) STXS-0507-1 ES-0476 ➁ L. NIX Δ17908-X(2)Side B runout, variant 1
(HI ISAAC T.) STXS-0506-2 MR ES-0475 ① Δ17908(2) L. NIXSide A runout, variant 2
(HI ISAAC T.) STXS-0507-1 ES-0476 ② MR L. NIX Δ17908-X(2)Side B runout, variant 2
(HI ISAAC T.) STXS-0506-4 ES-0475 L. NIX SON K-5935Side A runout
(HI ISAAC) STXS-0507-3 ES-0476 L. NIX SON K-5952 K-50̶52Side B runout
ES-0475Side A label
ES-0476Side B label
(HI ISAAC T.) STXS-0506-1 ES-0475 ➁ MR Δ17908(1) L. NIXSide A Runout, Hand-Etched
(HI ISAAC T.) STXS-0507-1 ES-0476 ➁ L. NIX Δ17908-X(2)Side B Runout, Hand-Etched
ES-0475Side A Center Label, Printed
ES-0476Side B Center Label, Printed
(HI ISAAC T.) STXS-0506-4 ES-0475 L. NIX SON K-5935Runout side A
(HI ISAAC) STXS-0507-3 ES-0476 L. NIX SON K-5952 K-5[scratched characters]Runout side B
ES-0475Label side A
ES-0476Label side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | France | Polydor 2325 109 / Stax 2325 109First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | Stax 2325 109First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Stax 2325 109First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Stax 2325 109First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Enterprise ENS-1032First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Enterprise ENS-1032 / Enterprise ENS 1032First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Enterprise ENS-1032 / Stax ENS-1032First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Enterprise ENS-1032 / Enterprise ENS 1032First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1974 | Italy | Stax 2325109 LLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Stax STX 1023LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Stax STX 88005LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Hobos, Heroes And Street Corner Clowns are listed here, from 5 countries, released between 1973 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, France, Germany. One of them is Enterprise ENS-1032.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ENS-1032, 2325 109) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, (HI ISAAC T.) STXS-0506-1 ES-0475 ➁ MR Δ17908(1) L. NIX and (HI ISAAC T.) STXS-0507-1 ES-0476 ➁ L. NIX Δ17908-X(2). 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.
