Vinyl pressings
by Elvin Bishop · 1976
Hometown Boy Makes Good! was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 8 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.
CP-1-0176-WW2#2 IT STARTED IN NEW ORLEANS · ─◁ STERLINGSide A runouts
CP-2-0176-WW2 WHERE DO YOU WANT IT TO END? · ─◁ STERLINGSide B runouts
CP-1-0176-JW3 2 STERLING 0Runout side A - Variant 1
CP-2-0176-JW3 STERLING 0Runout side B - Variant 1
CP-1-0176-JW2 IT STARTED IN NEW ORLEANS STERLINGRunout side A - Variant 2
CP-2-0176-JW3 STERLINGRunout side B - Variant 2
AI A R120161A 1Side A Stamped, except second "A"
AI A R120161B B 1Side A Stamped, except second "A"
CP-1-0176-LW1 1 IT STARTED IN NEW ORLEANSSide A Etched
CP-2-0176-LW1 WHERE DO YOU WANT IT TO END? 1Side B Etched
✲ STERLINGSide A and Side B Stamped
2429 2̶147 A//1 420 04 11 2Stamped Side A Runout
2429 2̶147 B//1 420 04 11 2Stamped Side B Runout
2429 2̶147 A // 1 420 04 11 3Stamped, side A runout
2429 2̶147 B // 1 420 04 11 3Stamped, side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Capricorn Records 2429 147First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Canada | Capricorn Records CP 0176First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | France | Capricorn Records 2429147First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Germany | Capricorn Records 2429 147First yearLP | LP |
| 1976 | Japan | Capricorn Records VIP-6378First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Capricorn Records VIP-6378First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Capricorn Records 2429 147First yearLP | LP |
| 1976 | UK | Capricorn Records 2429 147First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1976 | UK | Capricorn Records 2429 147First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Capricorn Records CP 0176First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Capricorn Records CP 0176First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Capricorn Records CP 0176First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Capricorn Records CP 0176First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | US | Capricorn Records CP 0176LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
14 vinyl pressings of Hometown Boy Makes Good! are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Capricorn Records CP 0176.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CP 0176, 2429 147, 2429147, VIP-6378) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CP-1-0176-WW2#2 IT STARTED IN NEW ORLEANS · ─◁ STERLING and CP-2-0176-WW2 WHERE DO YOU WANT IT TO END? · ─◁ STERLING. 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.
