Vinyl pressings
by Simon & Garfunkel · 1966
Homeward Bound was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
22 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 13 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.
ZSP112717-1E TIVar. 1: Side A runout
ZSP112716-1E TI IIVar. 1: Side B runout
ZSP112717-1DVar. 2: Side A runout
ZSP112717-1CVar. 2: Side B runout
ZSP112717-1G [ss]Runout side A, stamped [etched]
ZSP112716-1F [ss]Runout side B, stamped [etched]
ZSP 112717Side A label
ZSP 112716Side B label
JZSP112717-1C p 7A-Side Runout Etching variant 1
JZSP112716-1J p 2B-Side Runout Etching variant 1
ZSP112717-1H P 1A-Side Runout variant 2
ZSP112716-1H P 1B-Side Runout variant 2
J ZSP112717-1C p 2A-Side Runout Etching
J ZSP112716-1C p 2B-Side Runout Etching
JZSP 112717A-Side Label
JZSP 112716B-Side Label
ZSP112717-1B sRunout A
ZSP112716-1B sRunout B
JZSP 112717Label A
JZSP 112716Label B
A-5304-2A-side runout stamped
A-5305-2B-side runout stamped
A 5304Label side A
A 5305Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Australia | CBS BA-221259First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Canada | Columbia 4-43511First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Denmark | CBS 202 045 / CBS CBS 2045First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Germany | CBS 2045First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Germany | CBS 2045First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Mexico | CBS 5865First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1966 | Netherlands | CBS 2.045First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Netherlands | CBS 2.045First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | New Zealand | CBS BA-461084First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1966 | Norway | CBS CBS 2.045First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | Norway | CBS CBS 2045First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mispress, Misprint |
| 1966 | South Africa | CBS SSC.642First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1966 | Sweden | CBS 202045First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1966 | UK | CBS 202045First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1966 | US | Columbia 4-43511First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Columbia 8718469538829 / Music On Vinyl MOV70307", 45 RPM, Record Store Day, Single, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited, Numbered | 7", 45 RPM, Record Store Day, Single, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited, Numbered |
| 2015 | UK, Europe & US | Columbia 888750704677", Record Store Day, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", Record Store Day, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | CBS CBS 20457", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
25 vinyl pressings of Homeward Bound are listed here, from 15 countries, released between 1966 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, UK, Norway, Japan and more. One of them is Columbia 4-43511, released January 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-43511, 202045, CBS 2045, LL-894-C) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP112717-1E TI and ZSP112716-1E TI II. 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.
