Vinyl pressings
by The Hooters · 1987
One Way Home was first pressed on vinyl in 1987. 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 1987, the album's first year, in 11 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.
AL-40659-1A- DMM G3 STERLING TURN IT UP NOBBY B6Side A runout, variant 1
BL-40659-1A-DMM G1 IT'S VERY GOOD B11Side B runout, variant 1
AL-40659-1A-DMM G2 STERLING B5 TURN IT UP NOBBYSide A runout, variant 2
BL-40659-1A-DMM G2 IT'S VERRY GOOD B3Side B runout, variant 2
450851-1 A2Side A Runout, Variant 1
450851-1-B1Side B Runout, Variant 1
450851-1 A ̷2̷ 3Side A Runout, Variant 2
450851-1-B1Side B Runout, Variant 2
28AP-3377A1 〄CS 1 A 2 ✠Side A
28AP-3377B1 1 A 3Side B
AL-40659LADO 1
BL-40659LADO 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Argentina | Columbia 120.993First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Argentina | CBS 120993First year12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1987 | Australia | CBS 450851 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Brazil | CBS 400.017First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Canada | Columbia OC 40659First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Europe | CBS CBS 450851 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Europe | CBS 465564 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Europe | CBS 465564 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Greece | CBS CBS 450851 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Mexico | Columbia KLS-450851First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | Spain | CBS CBS 450851 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | UK | CBS CBS 450851 1First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1987 | UK | CBS 450851 1First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | US | Columbia C 40659 / Columbia OC 40659First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | Japan | CBS/Sony 28AP 3377First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | CBS 465564 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Greece | CBS CBS 465564-1 / CBS CBS 465564LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
20 vinyl pressings of One Way Home are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1987 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1987, in US, UK, Japan, Argentina and more. One of them is Columbia C 40659.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use C 40659, CBS 450851 1, 450851 1, 28AP 3377) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AL-40659-1A- DMM G3 STERLING TURN IT UP NOBBY B6 and BL-40659-1A-DMM G1 IT'S VERY GOOD B11. 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.
