Vinyl pressings
by Linda Ronstadt · 1969
Hand Sown... Home Grown was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
7 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 4 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.
ST-1-208-H-3 ⋅ 1 ✲Side A runout etched, exc. 1, ✲ stamped
ST-2-208-H-3 ⋅ 1 ✲Side B runout etched, exc. 1, ✲ stamped
ST 1-208Side A label, in parentheses
ST 2-208Side B label, in parentheses
ST1-208-H2 #3 IAMSide A; all etched except IAM stamped in triangle, variant 1
ST2-208-H1 #2 IAMSide B; all etched except IAM stamped in triangle, variant 1
ST1-208-H2 #2 IAMSide A runout, variant 2
ST2-208-H1 #2 IAMSide B runout, variant 2
ST 1 208 W1 #2 0Side A runout etched
ST 2 208 W1 #1 0Side B runout etched
ST 1-208Side A label, in parentheses
ST 2-208Side B label, in parentheses
E-ST1 208Label - side A
E-ST2 208Label - side B
E-T1 208Label - side A
E-T2 208Label - 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-208 / Capitol Records ST 208First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Capitol Records ST 208First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | UK | Capitol Records E-T 208 / Capitol Records 1E 062 ◦ 80079 (M)First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | US | Capitol Records ST 208 / Capitol Records ST-208First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | US | Capitol Records ST 208 / Capitol Records ST-208First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Capitol Records ST-208First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | UK | Capitol Records E-ST 208 / Capitol Records 1E 062 ◦ 80079First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Capitol Records ST 208 / Capitol Records ST-208LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1970 | US | Capitol Records ST 208LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records ST 208LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Capitol Records ST 208LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Capitol Records ST 208 / Capitol Records ST-208LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Capitol Records ST-208LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Capitol Records ST 208LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1975 | US | Capitol Records ST 208LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Emidisc DAG 112LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Emidisc DAG 112LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-40041LP, Reissue | LP, Reissue |
| 1979 | Netherlands | Super Sound 5C 022-80079LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | US | Capitol Records SN-16130LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Axis AX 1001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Drum SENC 10412 / Capitol Records SENC 10412LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records ST-208LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records SN-16130LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records ST-208 / Capitol Records ST 208LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records 038 EVC 80 079 / Crystal 038 EVC 80 079LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records 038 EVC 80 079 / Crystal 038 EVC 80 079LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST 500208LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
28 vinyl pressings of Hand Sown... Home Grown are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1969 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, UK, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is Capitol Records ST 208.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST 208, ST-208, E-ST 208, E-T 208) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-1-208-H-3 ⋅ 1 ✲ and ST-2-208-H-3 ⋅ 1 ✲. 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.
