Vinyl pressings
by Three Dog Night · 1975
Coming Down Your Way was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
25 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
T\ ABCD-888-A ④ > A1A side runout etched, variant 1
T\ ABCD-888-B ④ > A8B side runout etched, variant 1
ABCD-888-A ⑤ >A side runout etched, variant 2
ABCD-888-B ⑤B side runout etched, variant 2
R130214 A 1 I ATA Side Label
R130214 B 1 I ATB Side Label
T 1 ABCD-888-A ③ > C 4Runout side A, variant 1
T 1 ABCD-888-B ④ C 18Runout side B, variant 1
T 1 ABCD-888-A ⑩ >Runout side A, variant 2
T 1 ABCD-888-B ④Runout side B, variant 2
ABCD-888-A ⑤ >Runout, side A, etched, variant 1
ABCD-888-B ⑤Runout, side B, etched, variant 1
ABCD-888-A ⑤ >Runout, side A, etched, variant 2
ABCD-888-B ⑥Runout, side B, etched, variant 2
ABCD 888A M407Side A Etched
ABCD 888B M408Side B Etched
ABCD-888 ASide A Label
ABCD-888 BSide 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 | US | Dunhill DSD-50178LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1975 | Australia | Probe SPBAA-3104First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | ABC Records ABCD-888LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| 1975 | Canada | ABC Records ABCD-888First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Germany | ABC Records 1C 062-96 690First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Probe IPS-80172First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Probe IPS-80172First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | ABC Records 5C 062-96 690First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Probe PROLP 8084First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1975 | South Africa | Probe SPBJ(D) 8059First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Taiwan | Holy Hawk Record Co. Ltd. HH-6023LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1975 | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5120First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| 1975 | UK | ABC Records ABCL 5120First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | ABC Records ABCD-888First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | US | ABC Command Quadraphonic CQD-40018First yearLP, Album, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Quadraphonic |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | ABC Records 89622 XOTLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | ABC Records ABCD-888 / ABC Records R 130214LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
32 vinyl pressings of Coming Down Your Way are listed here, from 13 countries, released between 1974 and 1976.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Australia, Israel and more. One of them is ABC Records ABCD-888, released May 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ABCD-888, ABCD 888, CQD-40018, ABCL 5120) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T\ ABCD-888-A ④ > A1 and T\ ABCD-888-B ④ > A8. 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.
