Vinyl pressings
by Pat Metheny Group · 1989
Letter From Home was first pressed on vinyl in 1989. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1989, the album's first year, in 9 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.
GHS-24245-A-SR1-DMM MASTERDISK DMM SP1-1Runout side A, variant 1
MASTERDISK DMM GHS-24245-B-SR2-DMM SP1-1Runout side B, variant 1
GHS-2̶24245-A-SR1-DMM MASTERDISK DMM SP1-1Runout side A, variant 2
MASTERDISK DMM GHS-2-̶ 4245-B-SR2-DMM SP1-1Runout side B, variant 2
R/S Alsdorf 924245-1-A 8VRunout side A
R/S Alsdorf 924245-1-B2 4Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Argentina | Geffen Records 80146 / Geffen Records 24245First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Brazil | Geffen Records 7599 24245-1/2/4 / Geffen Records 670.9059First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Canada | Geffen Records XGHS 24245First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Canada | Geffen Records XGHS 24245 / Geffen Records XGHS-24245First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Mexico | Geffen Records LGXB-6861First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | South Korea | Geffen Records GHS 24245First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | Geffen Records GHS 24245 / Metheny Group Productions GHS 24245First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | US | Geffen Records GHS 24245LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1989 | Venezuela | Geffen Records 45006-L / Geffen Records 45.006First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LP-7-1 2023165 / Geffen Records 924245-1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1989 | Europe | Geffen Records 924 245-1 / Metheny Group Productions 924 245-1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Brazil | Geffen Records 170.8001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Argentina | Geffen Records 328939LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Geffen Records GEF 24245 / Geffen Records 9 24245 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
14 vinyl pressings of Letter From Home are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1989 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1989, in US, Europe, Argentina, Brazil and more. One of them is Geffen Records GHS 24245.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use GHS 24245, 924 245-1, 80146, 7599 24245-1/2/4) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, GHS-24245-A-SR1-DMM MASTERDISK DMM SP1-1 and MASTERDISK DMM GHS-24245-B-SR2-DMM SP1-1. 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.
