Vinyl pressings
by Donny Hathaway · 1972
Come Back Charleston Blue was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. 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 1972, 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.
ST-C 722579 BBB-I-II ATIMP PR DSide A runout - etched
ST-C 722580 BBB-I ATIMP PR DSide B runout - etched
ST-C-722579RISide A label
ST-C-722580RISide B label
ST-C-722579-MOLabel Side A
ST-C-722580-MOLabel Side B
ST-C-722579 PRSide A label
ST-C-722580 PRSide B label
S T C722579-1A S | T xSide A runout - etched/stamped
S T C722579-1A S \ T x d \Side B runout - etched/stamped
ST-C-722579 CSMSide A label
ST-C-722580 CSMSide B label
ST C722579-1A I TSide A runout - etched
ST C722580-1A 2 T VSide B runout - etched
ST-C- 722579 CPSide A label
ST-C-722580 CPSide B label
C-14055 PRLabel Side A
C-14056 PRLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Australia | Atlantic SD 7010First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | ATCO Records SD 7010First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | ATCO Records SD 7010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | ATCO Records SD 7010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | ATCO Records 7010First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1972 | US | ATCO Records SD 7010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | ATCO Records SD 7010First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | ATCO Records SD 7010 / ATCO Records SW-94805LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1972 | US | ATCO Records SD 7010First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVATM212 / ATCO Records MOVATM212LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | ATCO Records SD 7010LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Come Back Charleston Blue are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1972 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, Australia, Canada. One of them is ATCO Records SD 7010.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SD 7010, 7010) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-C 722579 BBB-I-II ATIMP PR D and ST-C 722580 BBB-I ATIMP PR D. 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.
