Vinyl pressings
by Spinners · 1974
I'm Coming Home was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 8 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.
ST-A-28747-3 AS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. NSRunout, side A [Variant 1]
ST-A-28112-3 AT BS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. NSRunout, side B [Variant 1]
ST-A-28747-4 AT AS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. NSRunout, side A [Variant 2]
ST-A-28112-4 AT BS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. NSRunout, side B [Variant 2]
ST-A-28747 SPLabel side A
ST-A-28112 SPLabel side B
ST-A-28747-MOLabel A
ST-A-28112-MOLabel B
ST-A-28747-MOA-side label
A-28747-MOB-side label
ST-A-28747-PLLabel side A
A-28747-PLLabel side B
A-28747-1 SRC AM 1-1 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. ATSide A Runout
ST-A-28747-1 SRC AS 1-1 MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA.Side B Runout
A-28747-SPSide A Label
ST-A-28747-SPSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Atlantic 45-3027First year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | Atlantic AT 3027First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1974 | France | Atlantic 10.480First year7" | 7" |
| 1974 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 10 480First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Germany | Atlantic ATL 10 480First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Atlantic ATL 162First year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Spain | Hispavox 45-1094 / Atlantic 45-1094First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1974 | UK | Atlantic K 10480First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic 45-3027First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic 45-3027First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic 45-3027First year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic 45-3027First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic 45-3027First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic 45-30277", Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1974 | US | Atlantic 45-3027First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Atlantic OS-131717", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Atlantic OS-131717", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
19 vinyl pressings of I'm Coming Home are listed here, from 8 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Atlantic 45-3027.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 45-3027, K 10480, AT 3027, 10.480) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ST-A-28747-3 AS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. NS and ST-A-28112-3 AT BS MASTERING BY FRANKFORD/WAYNE PHILA. NS. 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.
