Vinyl pressings
by Tony Joe White · 1973
Home Made Ice Cream was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 8 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.
BS-2708 40470-1 > 1ASide A runout, variant 1
BS-2708 40471-1 1ASide B runout, variant 1
I - BS-2708 40470-1 > 1A A 9Side A runout, variant 2
I - BS-2708 40471-1 > 1A A 3Side B runout, variant 2
TI BS-2708 40470-1-2 BISide A runout, etched
TI BS-2708 40471-1-2 AISide B runout, etched
S40,470Side A label
S40,471Side B label
BS-2708 40470-1 X PSide 1 runout etched, except stamped P
BS-2708 40471-1 X PSide 2 runout etched, except stamped P
(S40,470)Side 1 label
(S40,471)Side 2 label
1 s BS 2708 40470 – 1 > 1A A8Side I runout, var. 1
1 s BS 2708 40471 – 1 > 1A A4Side II runout, var. 1
1 s BS 2708 40470 – 1 > 1A A2Side I runout, var. 2
1 s BS 2708 40471 – 1 > 1A A2Side II runout, var. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Canada | Warner Bros. Records BS 2708First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | Warner Bros. Records 46.229 / Warner Bros. Records WB 46 229First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 46 229First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 46 229First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Italy | Warner Bros. Records K 46229First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Warner Bros. Records WBS 2708 / Warner Bros. Records WBS.2708First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | South Africa | Warner Bros. Records WBC 1207First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 46229First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K 46229LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1973 | UK | Warner Bros. Records K46229First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2708First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2708First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2708First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Warner Bros. Records BS 2708First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1978 | Japan | Warner Bros. Records P-7615WLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Analogue Productions APP 2708 / Warner Bros. Records APP 2708LP, Album, Remastered, Reissue | LP, Album, Remastered, Reissue |
| 2018 | US | Analogue Productions AAPP 2708-45LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2019 | US | Analogue Productions APP 2708 4512", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | WEA BS 2708LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 46 229LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Warner Bros. Records WB 46 229LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Analogue Productions APP 2708 45 / Warner Records APP 2708 45LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
23 vinyl pressings of Home Made Ice Cream are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1973 and 2019.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Warner Bros. Records BS 2708.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use BS 2708, K 46229, K46229, 46.229) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, BS-2708 40470-1 > 1A and BS-2708 40471-1 1A. 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.
