Vinyl pressings
by The Shirelles · 1962
Welcome Home Baby was first pressed on vinyl in 1962. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1962, the album's first year, in 4 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.
ZTSP-85213-1E .Side A runout stamped, variant 1
ZTSP-85214-1E .Side B runout stamped, variant 1
ZTSP-85213-1hSide A runout stamped, variant 2
ZTSP 85214- 1F...Side B runout etched, variant 2
[ZTSP-85213-1L] TIRunout, side A, etched, except [stamped]
ZTSP 85214-1L TIRunout, side B, etched
ZTSP 85213Label side A
ZTSP 85214Label side B
Bell Sound 1234A LWA-Side Runout Etching
Bell Sound Z̶T̶S̶P̶8̶5̶2̶1̶4̶-̶1̶B̶ 1234B LWB-Side Runout Etching
1234-AA-Side Label
1234-BB-Side Label
ZTSP-85213-1E..Stamped Side A
ZTSP-85214-1B.. Bell SoundEtched Side B
ZTSP 85213-1D... Bell SoundVariation Etched Side A
ZTSP 85214-1A... Bell SoundVariation Etched 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Canada | Reo 8651XFirst year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | Sweden | Karusell KFF 403First year7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM · Colored vinyl |
| 1962 | UK | Stateside 45SS-119First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | UK | Stateside 45SS-119First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | US | Scepter Records 1234First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Scepter Records 1234First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1962 | US | Scepter Records 1234First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | US | Scepter Records 1234First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1962 | US | Scepter Records 1234First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1962 | US | Scepter Records 1234First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1962 | US | Scepter Records 1234First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1962 | US | Scepter Records 1234First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
12 vinyl pressings of Welcome Home Baby are listed here, from 4 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1962, in US, UK, Canada, Sweden. One of them is Scepter Records 1234.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1234, 45SS-119, 8651X, KFF 403) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZTSP-85213-1E . and ZTSP-85214-1E .. 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.
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