Vinyl pressings
by John Denver · 1974
Back Home Again was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. 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 1974, the album's first year, in 7 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.
PB10065A 3S A2 IRunout side A variant 1
PB10065B 3S A5 IRunout side B variant 1
PB10065A 3S A5Runout side A variant 2
PB10065B 3S A5 .IIRunout side B variant 2
PB-10650-ALabel A
PB-10650-BLabel B
PB 10065ASide A runout
PB 10065BSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | RCA Victor 102504First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Canada | RCA Victor PB-10065First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Canada | RCA Victor PB-10065First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Canada | RCA Victor PB-10065First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Europe | RCA Victor PB-10 065 / RCA Victor *26.11 226*First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Europe | RCA Victor PB-10 065 / RCA Victor *26.11 226*First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Japan | RCA SS-2400First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | New Zealand | RCA Victor PB 10065First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | South Africa | RCA Victor 42-560 / RCA Victor PB 10065First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | US | RCA JH-10065First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | RCA Victor PB-10065First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | US | RCA Victor PB-10065First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Portugal | RCA Victor PB-100657", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1975 | US | RCA Victor GB-104737", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | RCA GB-104737", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
15 vinyl pressings of Back Home Again are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1974 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, Australia, Canada, Europe and more. One of them is RCA Victor PB-10065, released September 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PB-10065, JH-10065, 102504, PB-10 065) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, PB10065A 3S A2 I and PB10065B 3S A5 I. 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.
