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Mickey NewburyI Came To Hear The Music

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I Came To Hear The Music

by Mickey Newbury · 1974

10 pressings4 countriesCountryCountry RockRockFolk

I Came To Hear The Music was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of I Came To Hear The Music

6 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 3 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.

US

1974
Label and catalog number
Elektra EKS 7E-1007
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

CSM 7E-1007-A ESR-TD-3-25-74 A1 S E̶̷K̶̷S̶̷ ̶̷7̶̷5̶̷0̶̷8̶̷0̶̷ ̶̷A̶̷ ̶̷ REA-side runout, etched & sctratched

CSM 7E-1007-B ESR-TD-3-21-74 A2 S\ E̶̷K̶̷S̶̷ ̶̷7̶̷5̶̷0̶̷8̶̷0̶̷ ̶̷B̶̷-̶̷1̶̷B-side runout, etched & scratched

CSM Sx 7E-1007-A-RE ESR-TD-3-25-74 C J E̶̷K̶̷S̶̷ ̶̷7̶̷5̶̷0̶̷8̶̷0̶̷ ̶̷A̶̷RE ̶̷A-side runout, etched & sctratched, variant

CSM Sx 7E-1007-B ESR-TD-3-21-74 B3 (upside-down 2) E̶̷K̶̷S̶̷ ̶̷7̶̷5̶̷0̶̷8̶̷0̶̷ ̶̷B̶̷B-side runout, etched & sctratched, variant

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US

1974
Label and catalog number
Elektra EKS 7E-1007
Format
LP, Album
Runout / matrix

CSM SX 7E-1007-A ESR-TD-3-21-74 B1A-side runout, etched

CSM 7E-1007-B ESR-TD-3-21-74B-side runout, etched

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US

1974
Label and catalog number
Elektra EKS 7E-1007
Format
LP, Album, Promo
Runout / matrix

EKS 75080 ARE [scratched out] CSM SX 7E-1007-A R-E ESR-TD-3-25-74 BRunout Side A

EKS 75080 B-1 [scratched out] CSM SX 7E-1007 [scratched out] 7E-1007-B-1 R-E ESR-TD-3-25-74 CRunout Side B

7E-1007-AMatrix Side A

7E-1007-BMatrix Side B

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Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 10 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1970s7 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1974AustraliaElektra EKS 7E-1007First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1974UKElektra K 42162First yearLPLP
1974USElektra EKS 7E-1007First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1974USElektra EKS 7E-1007First yearLP, Album, Promo · PromoLP, Album, Promo · Promo
1974USElektra 7E-1007 / Elektra EKS 7E-1007First yearLP, Album, StereoLP, Album, Stereo
1974USElektra EKS 7E-1007First yearLP, AlbumLP, Album
1978GermanyABC Records ELK 42162LPLP
Year unknown3 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?GermanyElektra ELK 42162 Y / Elektra EKS 7E-1007LP, AlbumLP, Album
?GermanyElektra ELK 42162 Y / Elektra EKS 7E-1007LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · PromoLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo
?UKElektra ELK 42162 / Elektra EKS 7E-1007LP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressingLP, Album, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing

Tracklist

  1. A1I Came To Hear The Music4:05
  2. A2Breeze Lullaby1:43
  3. A3You Only Live Once (In A While)3:35
  4. A4Yesterday's Gone4:02
  5. A5If You See Her4:17
  6. B1Dizzy Lizzy3:57
  7. B2If I Could Be2:52
  8. B3Organized Noise2:25
  9. B4Love Look (At Us Now)2:52
  10. B5Baby's Not Home3:31
  11. B61 X 1 Ain't 24:22
  12. B7(Interlude)1:11

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of I Came To Hear The Music are there?

10 vinyl pressings of I Came To Hear The Music are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1974 and 1978.

When was I Came To Hear The Music first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia. One of them is Elektra EKS 7E-1007.

How do I tell if my copy of I Came To Hear The Music is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EKS 7E-1007, 7E-1007, K 42162) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, CSM 7E-1007-A ESR-TD-3-25-74 A1 S E̶̷K̶̷S̶̷ ̶̷7̶̷5̶̷0̶̷8̶̷0̶̷ ̶̷A̶̷ ̶̷ RE and CSM 7E-1007-B ESR-TD-3-21-74 A2 S\ E̶̷K̶̷S̶̷ ̶̷7̶̷5̶̷0̶̷8̶̷0̶̷ ̶̷B̶̷-̶̷1̶̷. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is I Came To Hear The Music on vinyl worth?

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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