Vinyl pressings
by Norman Blake · 1972
Home In Sulphur Springs was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
4 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 2 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.
00012-DPS-1002A (ᵛᵛ) 17212 h# TS WSSRunout side A, variant 1
00012-DPS-1002B (ᵛᵛ) 17212 d# TS WSSRunout side B, variant 1
00012-DPS-1002A (ᵛᵛ) 17212 MO#2 TS WSSRunout side A, variant 2
00012-DPS-1002A (ᵛᵛ) 17212 Mo#2 TS WSSRunout side B, variant 2
00012-DPS-1002A (ᵛᵛ) 17212 #4 TS WSSA-side runout, #4 mirror image in circle
00012-DPS-1002B (ᵛᵛ) 17212 #2 TS WSSB-side runout, #2 mirror image in circle
00012-DPS-1002A (ᵛᵛ) 17212 TS WSSSide 1 runout
00012-DPS-1002B (ᵛᵛ) 17212 TS WSSSide 2 runout
17212Label sides A & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Japan | Rounder Records PA-8105First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Rounder Records 0012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Rounder Records 0012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | US | Rounder Records 0012First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Rounder Records PA-3074LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | Germany | pläne 88 123LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1979 | Spain | Guimbarda GS-11.050LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1979 | Spain | Guimbarda GS-11.050LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Trio Records PA-8105 / Rounder Records PA-3074LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| ? | US | Rounder Records 0012LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
10 vinyl pressings of Home In Sulphur Springs are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1972 and 1979.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in US, Japan. One of them is Rounder Records 0012.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 0012, PA-8105) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 00012-DPS-1002A (ᵛᵛ) 17212 h# TS WSS and 00012-DPS-1002B (ᵛᵛ) 17212 d# TS WSS. 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.
