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Johnny HortonI'm Coming Home / I Got A Hole In My Pirogue

Vinyl pressings

I'm Coming Home / I Got A Hole In My Pirogue

by Johnny Horton · 1956

12 pressings4 countriesRockabillyRockFolkWorld

I'm Coming Home was first pressed on vinyl in 1956. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of I'm Coming Home

1 pressing came out in 1956, the album's first year. 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.

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 12 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1950s11 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1956USColumbia 4-40813-cFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono
1957CanadaColumbia 4-40813-c7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1957CanadaColumbia 40813-cShellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1957NetherlandsPhilips 322 027 BF7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono
1957USColumbia 4-40813-c7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1957USColumbia 78-40813Shellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
1957USColumbia 4-40813-c7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1957USColumbia 4-40813-c7", 45 RPM, Single7", 45 RPM, Single
1957USColumbia 4-40813-c7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1957USColumbia 4-40813-c7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo
1957USColumbia 40813-cShellac, 10", 78 RPMShellac, 10", 78 RPM
2010s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
2011UKColumbia 4-40813-c7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial

Tracklist

  1. AI'm Coming Home
  2. BI Got A Hole In My Pirogue

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of I'm Coming Home are there?

12 vinyl pressings of I'm Coming Home are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1956 and 2011.

When was I'm Coming Home first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1956, in US. One of them is Columbia 4-40813-c, released December 1956.

How do I tell if my copy of I'm Coming Home is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-40813-c) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is I'm Coming Home on vinyl worth?

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.

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