Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Mathis · 1973
I'm Coming Home was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 6 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.
TI T ZSS 158507-1D SJRRunout Side A Etched
TIII ZSS-158508 1D SJR INS F/WRunout Side B Etched
ZSS 158507Label Side A
ZSS158508Label Side B
ZSS-158507-1A NS/SJR [P]Runout Side A Etched, except [stamped]
ZSS-158508-1A SJR/NS F/W [P]Runout Side B Etched, except [stamped]
ZSS 158507Label Side A
ZSS158508Label Side B
ZSS 158507-1E SJR sRunout side A
ZSS-158508-1E SJRINS F/W sRunout side B
ZSS 158507Label Side A
ZSS158508Label Side B
p JZSP-158506-1B SJR/NS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA.A-Side Runout Etching
p ZSS-158507-1B SJRB-Side Runout Etching
JZSP 158506A-Side Label
JZSS 158507B-Side Label
JZSP-158506-1E SJR/NS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. sA-Side Runout Etching
ZSS 158507-1E SJR sB-Side Runout Etching
JZSP 158506A-Side Label
JZSS 158507B-Side Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Australia | CBS BA-222009First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Canada | Columbia 4-45908First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | France | CBS CBS 1806First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | France | CBS CBS 18067", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1973 | Jamaica | Columbia 4-45908First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Jamaica | Columbia 4-45908First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | UK | CBS S CBS 1732First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | UK | CBS S CBS 1732First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | UK | CBS S CBS 1732First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | UK | CBS S CBS 1732First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | UK | CBS S CBS 1732First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | US | Columbia 4-45908First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | US | Columbia 4-45908First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | US | Columbia 4-45908First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Columbia 4-45908First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene, Stereo |
16 vinyl pressings of I'm Coming Home are listed here, from 6 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 4-45908, released July 27, 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-45908, S CBS 1732, BA-222009, CBS 1806) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, TI T ZSS 158507-1D SJR and TIII ZSS-158508 1D SJR INS F/W. 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.
