Vinyl pressings
by Sérgio Mendes & Brasil '77 · 1976
Home Cooking was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 19 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.
1S 7E1055 A-2 CSM ESRTD 12-8-75Side A Runout, Etched
1S 7E1055 B-2 CSM ESRTD12875Side B Runout, Etched
7E-1055-A (CSM)Side A Label
7E-1055-B (CSM)Side B Label
7E1055A CSM sx T CTH C12 ESR TD 12-8-75Side A Runout, Etched
1 S 7E1055 B-1 CSM ESR TD 12875Side B Runout, Etched
7E-1055-A (CTH)Side A Label
7E-1055-B (CTH)Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Australia | Elektra 7E 1055First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Australia | Elektra 7E 1055 / Elektra 7E-1055First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Barbados | Elektra 7E-1055First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Brazil | RCA Victor 204.1001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Canada | Elektra 7ES-1055First yearLP | LP |
| 1976 | France | Elektra 52030First yearLP | LP |
| 1976 | Germany | Elektra ELK 52 030First yearLP | LP |
| 1976 | Germany | Elektra ELK 52 030LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1976 | Israel | Elektra K52030First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Italy | Elektra W52030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Japan | Epic 25AP 194First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1976 | Japan | Epic 25AP 194First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | Mexico | Elektra GWEA-5197First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Elektra ELK 52030First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Elektra 7E 1055First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Colombia | Elektra WEA-10582LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | ElektraLP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
28 vinyl pressings of Home Cooking are listed here, from 20 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1976, in US, UK, Australia, Barbados and more. One of them is Elektra 7E-1055.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 7E-1055, K 52030, 7E 1055, 204.1001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1S 7E1055 A-2 CSM ESRTD 12-8-75 and 1S 7E1055 B-2 CSM ESRTD12875. 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.
