Vinyl pressings
by Les Paul & Mary Ford · 1952
My Baby's Coming Home was first pressed on vinyl in 1952. 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 1952, 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.
45-10709-N4#2 'Anvil/Lathe-image' 10-52 2Side A - Stamped, variant 1
45-10710-N3 'Anvil/Lathe-image' 12-52 10Side B - Stamped, variant 1
45-10709-1N 'Anvil/Lathe-image' 10-52 3Side A - Stamped, variant 2
45-10710-N4 'Anvil/Lathe-image' 12-52 3Side B - Stamped, variant 2
10709A side label
10710B side label
10709-D6#2 [Anvil symbol] 10-52 2A side
10710-N7 [Anvil symbol] 12-52 4B side
10709A side label
10710B side label
10709-D2 1 ☆A side runout
10710-D3 1 ☆B side runout
10709A side label
10710B side label
10709-D5#2 10-52 2 [Anvil symbol]
10710-D7#2 10-52 3 [Anvil symbol]
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Austria | Telefunken CL 2265First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1952 | Canada | Capitol Records F-1048First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1952 | Canada | Capitol Records C-1048First yearShellac, 78 RPM, 10", Single | Shellac, 78 RPM, 10", Single |
| 1952 | Netherlands | Capitol Records C. 2265First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1952 | Netherlands | Capitol Records F2265First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1952 | New Zealand | Capitol Records CP195First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1952 | UK | Capitol Records CL.13832First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1952 | US | Capitol Records F2265First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1952 | US | Capitol Records 2265First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1952 | US | Capitol Records 2265First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM, Promo · Promo | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1952 | US | Capitol Records 2265First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1952 | US | Capitol Records 2265First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1952 | US | Capitol Records 2265First yearShellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1953 | Australia | Capitol Records CP-195 / Capitol Records 2265Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| 1953 | Japan | Capitol Records Z-133Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Denmark | Capitol Records C 2265Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Germany | Telefunken Capitol CF22657", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Norway | Capitol Records C 2265Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | Sweden | Capitol Records C 2265Shellac, 10", 78 RPM | Shellac, 10", 78 RPM |
| ? | US | Capitol Records F22657", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Capitol Records F22657", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
21 vinyl pressings of My Baby's Coming Home are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1952 and 1953.
The earliest pressings are from 1952, in US, UK, Austria, Canada and more. One of them is Capitol Records F2265.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F2265, 2265, CL.13832, CL 2265) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45-10709-N4#2 'Anvil/Lathe-image' 10-52 2 and 45-10710-N3 'Anvil/Lathe-image' 12-52 10. 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.
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