Vinyl pressings
by Adolph Deutsch · 1960
Music From The Motion Picture "The Apartment" was first pressed on vinyl in 1960. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
8 pressings came out in 1960, the album's first year, in 3 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.
U9M 1484-2 P Bell SoundSide A stamped
U9M 1483-2 P Bell SoundSide B stamped
U9M 1483Side A label matrix
U9M 1483Side B label matrix
U9S - 1485 - 2 P Bell SoundSide A stamped, P=cursive, variant 1
U9S - 1486 - 2 Bell Sound PSide B stamped, P=cursive, variant 1
U9S - 1485 - 1 PSide A stamped, P=cursive, variant 2
U9S - 1486 - 2 PSide B stamped, P=cursive, variant 2
U9M 1483-1Side A label matrix
U9M 1484-1Side B label matrix
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | Australia | London Records HAA 7609First yearLP, Promo, White Label · Promo | LP, Promo, White Label · Promo |
| 1960 | Canada | United Artists Records UAS 6105First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | Canada | United Artists Records UAL 3105First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | Canada | United Artists Records UAL 3105First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | United Artists Records UAL 3105First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | United Artists Records UAS 6105First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1960 | US | United Artists Records UAL 3105First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1960 | US | United Artists Records UAS 6105First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | United Artists Records NAS-1011LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Spain | Liberty 2-90.040LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | London Records HA-T 2287 / London Records HA-T.2287LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
11 vinyl pressings of Music From The Motion Picture "The Apartment" are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1960 and 1982.
The earliest pressings are from 1960, in US, Canada, Australia. One of them is United Artists Records UAL 3105.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UAL 3105, UAS 6105, HAA 7609) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, U9M 1484-2 P Bell Sound and U9M 1483-2 P Bell Sound. 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.
