Vinyl pressings
by The Zombies · 1965
She's Coming Home was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1965, 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.
XDRF-35374-T1-1CStamped, A Side Runout, Variant 1
XDRF-35375-T1-1CStamped, B Side Runout, Variant 1
XDRF-35374-T1-1C I 1Stamped, A Side Runout, Variant 2
XDRF-35375-T1-1C I 1Stamped, B Side Runout, Variant 2
XDRF-35374-T1-1CSide A Runout Stamped
XDRF-35375-T1-1CSide B Runout Stamped
DR 35307-2ASide A run out, etched
DR 35306-2ASide B run out, etched
DR 35307-2A 3A-Side Runout Etching
DR 35306-2B 1B-Side Runout Etching
DR 35307A-Side Label
DR 35306B-Side Label
DR 35307A Side Label
DR 35306B Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Decca Y-7229First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | Belgium | Decca 23.610First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1965 | Canada | Parrot PAR. 9747First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Germany | Decca DL 25 182First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1965 | Italy | Decca F 12125First year7" | 7" |
| 1965 | Japan | London Records HIT-494First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Decca F 12 125First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Philippines | London Records F. 760099First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Decca F.12125First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1965 | US | Parrot 45 PAR 9747VFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | Parrot 45-9747 / Parrot 45 PAR 9747First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | Parrot 45-PAR 9747First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | Parrot 45 PAR 9747VFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Parrot 45-PAR 9747First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1965 | US | Parrot 45-PAR 9747First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
17 vinyl pressings of She's Coming Home are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Decca F.12125, released April 9, 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use F.12125, 45 PAR 9747V, 45-9747, 45-PAR 9747) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XDRF-35374-T1-1C and XDRF-35375-T1-1C. 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.
