Vinyl pressings
by Lindisfarne · 1978
Run For Home was first pressed on vinyl in 1978. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
24 pressings came out in 1978, the album's first year, in 11 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.
6007177 1F // 1 UT 1 1 4 0 [lyre symbol]Runout, A-side, stamped Var.1
6007177 2F // 1 UT 1 1 [lyre symbol]Runout, B-side, stamped Var.1
6007177 1F // 1 UT 1 1 2 4 [lyre symbol]Runout, A-side, stamped Var.2
6007177 2F // 1 UT 13 4 [lyre symbol]Runout, B-side, stamped Var.2
6007177 1F // 1 UT 1 1 4 0 [lyre symbol]Runout, A-side, stamped Var.1
6007177 2F // 1 UT 1 1 [lyre symbol]Runout, B-side, stamped Var.1
6007177 1F // 1 UT 1 1 2 4 [lyre symbol]Runout, A-side, stamped Var.2
6007177 2F // 1 UT 13 4 [lyre symbol]Runout, B-side, stamped Var.2
6007-177 A3 Ʊ KVariant 1 etched runout, side A
Ʊ 6007-177 B3 JVariant 1 etched runout, side B
6007-177 A3 Ʊ I MVariant 2 etched runout, side A
Ʊ 6007-177 B2 I >Variant 2 etched runout, side B
6007 177 A2Etched matrix, side A, variant 1
6007 177 B2Etched matrix, side B, variant 1
6007-177 A3 [lyre symbol] BEtched matrix, side A, variant 2
6007-177 B2 [lyre symbol]Etched matrix, side B, variant 2
6007177 1F // 1 UT 1 1 39 [lyre symbol]Runout Side A
6007177 2F // 1 UT 1 8 10 [lyre symbol]Runout Side B
6007177 DJ 1F// UT 11 3 ƱRunout side A stamped
6007177 2F//1 UT 11 2 ƱRunout side B stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Australia | Mercury 6007 177First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1978 | Canada | ATCO Records AT 7093First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Canada | ATCO Records AT 7093First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | Germany | Mercury 6007 177First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Mercury 6007 177First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | Netherlands | Mercury 6007 177First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1978 | New Zealand | Mercury 6007 177First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1978 | Rhodesia | Philips TOS 1177First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1978 | South Africa | Mercury TOS 1177First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1978 | Spain | Mercury 60 07 177First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | Mercury 6007 177First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | Mercury 6007177 / Mercury 6007 177 DJ.First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1978 | UK | Mercury 6007 177First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | UK | Mercury 6007 177First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1978 | US | ATCO Records 70937", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo |
25 vinyl pressings of Run For Home are listed here, from 11 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1978, in UK, US, Ireland, Australia and more. One of them is Mercury 6007177, released April 28, 1978.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 6007177, 6007 177, 7093, TOS 1177) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 6007177 1F // 1 UT 1 1 4 0 [lyre symbol] and 6007177 2F // 1 UT 1 1 [lyre symbol]. 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.
