Vinyl pressings
by Tony Bennett · 1959
Hometown, My Town was first pressed on vinyl in 1959. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
5 pressings came out in 1959, the album's first year, in 2 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.
XSM45147-1L [Stamped]A-Side Runout Variant 1
XSM45148-1K A1 [Stamped]B-Side Runout Variant 1
XSM45147-1H [Stamped]A-Side Runout Variant 2
XSM45148-1C [Stamped]A-Side Runout Variant 2
XLP45145-1ASide 1
XLP45146-1LSide 2
XLP45145-1F T EtchedSide 1
XLP45146-1 T EtchedSide 2
XSM45147-1AJ-Side 1
XSM45148-1AFSide 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1959 | Canada | Columbia CL 1301LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | Canada | Columbia CS 8107First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CS 8107First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CL 1301LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CL 1301First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CL 1301First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1959 | US | Columbia CL 1301First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | US | Columbia CS 8107LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1962 | US | Columbia CS 8107LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | Europe | Jazz Wax Records JWR 4571LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | US | Columbia CS 8107LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Columbia CL 1301LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Columbia Special Products CSR 8107LP, Album, Reissue, Special Edition, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Special Edition, Stereo |
13 vinyl pressings of Hometown, My Town are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1959 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1959, in US, Canada. One of them is Columbia CS 8107.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use CS 8107, CL 1301) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, XSM45147-1L [Stamped] and XSM45148-1K A1 [Stamped]. 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.
