Vinyl pressings
by Badfinger · 1973
Apple Of My Eye 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.
5 pressings came out in 1973, 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.
S-45-48175-F-6• 1 ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOL WlyRunout side A
S-45-48179-F-3• 1 ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side B
S45-X48175Label A side
S45-X48179Label B side
S45-X48175A-Side
S45-X48179B-Side
48175 1864 F1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL #1 ORunout A
S-45-48179-F-3.. 1864 1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL 2 1 ✳︎Runout B
S45-X48175A-Side label
S45-X48179B-Side label
Wly PRO-6802-F-2- 1 ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOLA-Side Runout Etching
Wly S-45-48175-F-6- 1 ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOLB-Side Runout Etching
PRO-6802A-Side Label
S45-X48175B-Side Label
APPLE 49 A•Side A runout
APPLE 49 B•Side B runout
Apple 49 ASide A label
Apple 49 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | South Africa | Apple Records APPLE 49 JFirst year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1973 | US | Apple Records 1864First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Apple Records 1864First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Apple Records P-1864First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1973 | US | Apple Records 1864First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Australia | Apple Records APPLE-104387", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | Apple Records 18647", Single | 7", Single |
| 1974 | Italy | Apple Records 3C 006-951907", Single | 7", Single |
| 1974 | Nicaragua | Not On Label 01-07557", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | UK | Apple Records APPLE 497", 45 RPM, White Label, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, White Label, Stereo |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Apple Records 5C 006-95190 / Apple Records 5C 006-95 1907", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Apple Records 5C 006-95190 / Apple Records 5C 006-055297", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Apple Records7", Single, White Label | 7", Single, White Label |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Apple Records APPLE.607", Single | 7", Single |
| 1974 | UK | Apple Records APPLE 497", Single | 7", Single |
16 vinyl pressings of Apple Of My Eye are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1973 and 1974.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, South Africa. One of them is Apple Records 1864, released December 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1864, P-1864, APPLE 49 J) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S-45-48175-F-6• 1 ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wly and S-45-48179-F-3• 1 ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOL. 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.
