Vinyl pressings
by Hugh Masekela · 1972
Home Is Where The Music Is 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.
5 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.
BTS-6003 5991-1 [Artisan logo] A T1Side A runout
BTS-6003 5992-1 [Artisan logo] A6 T1Side B runout
BTS-6003 5993-2 A2 [Artisan logo] T1Side C runout
BTS-6003 T1 5994-1 [Artisan logo] ASide D runout
Ƨ BTS-6003 5991-1A [Artisan]A runout
BTS-6003 5992-1B B1 [Artisan]B runout
1s BTS-6003 5993 1B [Artisan] B2C runout
s \ BTS-6003 5994-1A [Artisan] A2D runout
ICD1 3 A - 1U I̶D̶ ̶1̶0̶1̶ ̶1̶U̶ PORKYSide A runout, stamped, [PORKY] etched
ICD1 3 B - 1 I̶D̶ ̶1̶0̶2̶ ̶1̶U̶Side B runout, stamped
ICD2 3 A - 1U I̶D̶ ̶1̶0̶3̶ ̶1̶U̶Side C runout, stamped
ICD2 3 B - 1 U I̶D̶ ̶1̶0̶3̶ ̶1̶U̶ PECKOSide D runout, stamped, [PECKO] etched
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 | France | Blue Thumb Records BT. 10006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | UK | Blue Thumb Records ICD 3First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS 6003First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS 6003First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | US | Blue Thumb Records BTS 6003First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | ABC Impulse! IA-9343/2LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | US | ABC Impulse! IA-9343/2LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | US | ABC Impulse! IA-9343/2 / MCA Impulse! 2-4147LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | South Africa | MCA Records DLPL 525/6LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | South Africa | MCA Records RTXD 6005LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
10 vinyl pressings of Home Is Where The Music Is are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1972 and 1989.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, UK, France. One of them is Blue Thumb Records BTS 6003.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BTS 6003, ICD 3, BT. 10006) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BTS-6003 5991-1 [Artisan logo] A T1 and BTS-6003 5992-1 [Artisan logo] A6 T1. 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.
