Vinyl pressings
by The Osmonds · 1971
Homemade was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. 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 1971, the album's first year, in 10 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.
SE4770 MGS 2578-1 2Side A runout, variant 1
SE4770 MGS 2579-1 3Side B runout, variant 1
SE4770 MGS 2578-1 ①Side A runout, variant 2
SE4770 MGS 2578-1 ②Side B runout, variant 2
S\ SE4770 MGS 2578 Re1-1A 0
S\ SE4770 MGS 2579-1A 0
SE 4770 MGS2578-1 ①Runout side A
SE 4770 MGS2579-1 ②Runout side B
SE 4770 MGS 2578 2Runout side A
SE 4770 MGS 2579 1Runout side B
SE-4770A SW 10-4-71 66 SE 4770 AA runout
SE-4770-B SE-4770 B SW 10-4-71 66 MGS 2579-1 3B runout
MGS 2578A label
MGS 2579B label
SE 4770 MGS 2578 3Etched Side 1
SE 4770 MGS 2579Etched Side 2
MGS 2578Label A
MGS 2579
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | MGM Records 2315 050First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Canada | Polydor 2424 027First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | France | MGM Records 2315 050 / Kolob Records 2315 050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | MGM Records 2315 050First yearLP | LP |
| 1971 | Italy | MGM Records 2315 050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | Denon International CD-7020First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | New Zealand | MGM Records 2315 050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Scandinavia | MGM Records 2315 050First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Spain | MGM Records 23 15 069First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | MGM Records SE 4770 / MGM Records SE-4770First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | MGM Records SE-4770First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | US | MGM Records SE-4770 / MGM Records SW-93803LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1971 | US | MGM Records SE 4770First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | MGM Records SE 4770First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | MGM Records SE 4770First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Homemade are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Australia, Canada, France and more. One of them is MGM Records SE 4770.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SE 4770, SE-4770, 2315 050, 2424 027) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SE4770 MGS 2578-1 2 and SE4770 MGS 2579-1 3. 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.
