Vinyl pressings
by Johnny Rivers · 1971
Home Grown was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. 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 1971, the album's first year, in 9 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.
UAS-5532-1 X 7-27-71Runout A, etched
UAS-5532-2Runout B, etched
UAS-5532-1 7-26-71 44Runout A variant, etched
UAS-5532-2 7-26-71 44Runout A variant, etched
- UAS-5532-1Runout Side A, Etched
UAS-5532-2Runout Side B, Etched
T UAS-5532-1 X 7-27-71Runout A variant 1
T UAS-5532-2Runout B variant 1
T UAS-5532-1 7-26-71 44Runout A variant 2
T UAS-5532-2 7-26-71 44Runout B variant 2
ZLCAPY-3005 1SStamped Side 1
ZLCAPY-3006 1SStamped Side 2
UAS-5532-1Full Run Out Info Side A
UAS-5532-2Full Run Out Info Side B
UAS 5532 ALabel Side A
UAS 5532 BLabel Side B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Brazil | Liberty FSP-35103First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | United Artists Records UAS-5532First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | France | United Artists Records UAS 29 253 IFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | United Artists Records UAS 29 253 I / Petra UAS 29 253 IFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | United Artists Records K-0313First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | Liberty LP-80361First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Netherlands | United Artists Records UAS-5532First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | New Zealand | United Artists Records SUAL-934342First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | United Artists Records UAS-5532First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | United Artists Records UAS-5532First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | United Artists Records UAS-5532First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Venezuela | Liberty LP-13.069First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Japan | Liberty LP-80361First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1972 | Mexico | Liberty Records, Inc. UAS 5532LP, Album | LP, Album |
14 vinyl pressings of Home Grown are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1971 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Brazil, Canada, France and more. One of them is United Artists Records UAS-5532.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UAS-5532, FSP-35103, UAS 29 253 I, K-0313) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UAS-5532-1 X 7-27-71 and UAS-5532-2. 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.
