Vinyl pressings
by Osibisa · 1975
Welcome Home was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
21 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 14 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.
I S ILPS-9355-A-CP-FB KENDUN B A2 LMRunout side A, variant 1
I S ILPS-9355-B-1A-CP KENDUN-A- A4 LMRunout side B, variant 1
I S ILPS-9355-A-CP-1A KENDUN A . A RLM♡CRunout side A, variant 2
I S ILPS-9355-B-CP 1B KENDUN-B- A LM♡Runout side B, variant 2
22 ILPS 9355 A2Runout side A, variant 1
22 ILPS 9355 B1E EGRunout side B, variant 1
ILPS 9355 A1E EGRunout side A, variant 2
22 ILPS 9355 B1E EGRunout side B, variant 2
ILPS 9355-A2Label side A
ILPS 9355-B2Label side B
ILPS 9355-A2 2 ΛA-side runout, stamped
ILPS 9355-B2 G ΛB-side runout, stamped
ILPS 9355-AA-side label
ILPS 9355-BB-side label
△ MX177208 24-355-1Side A runout stamped
△ MX177209 24-355-2Side B runout stamped
24-355 MX-177208Side A label
24-355 MX-177209Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Argentina | Island 5552First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | Bronze BRONZE 24 355 / Bronze 24 9355First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | Bronze Records Ltd. L 36,394First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Australia | Bronze 24355First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Bronze BRO 2015First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Bronze 89 669 XOTFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | Bronze 89 669 XOT / Bronze ILPS 9355First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Greece | Island Records 2J 064-97466First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | India | Island Records ILPS 9355First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | India | Island Records ILPS 9355 / Island Records ILPS. 9355First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Israel | Bronze ILPS 9355First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Bronze ILPS 19355First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Bronze P-10140BFirst yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Japan | Bronze P-10140BFirst yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Malaysia | Bronze ILPS 9355First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Brazil | Young 320.7039LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Europe | Music On Vinyl MOVLP2120LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue · Limited, Numbered, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Bronze 89 669 XOTLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Bronze 28 787 XOTLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Bronze BRNA 355LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Zambia | Bronze BRNA 355LP, Album | LP, Album |
41 vinyl pressings of Welcome Home are listed here, from 24 countries, released between 1975 and 2018.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Argentina, Australia and more. One of them is Island Records ILPS 9355.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ILPS 9355, 5552, BRONZE 24 355, L 36,394) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, I S ILPS-9355-A-CP-FB KENDUN B A2 LM and I S ILPS-9355-B-1A-CP KENDUN-A- A4 LM. 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.
