Vinyl pressings
by Badfinger · 1971
Day After Day was first pressed on vinyl in 1971. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 4 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-X-47650 Z4 1841 #2 LH-2 STERLING 0Variant 1 side A etched [STERLING 0 stamped]
S-45-X-47651 Z3 1841 #6 LH-2 STERLING 0Variant 1 side B etched [STERLING 0 stamped]
S-45-X-47650 Z4 1841 #2 LH-2 STERLING 0Variant 2 side A etched [STERLING 0 stamped]
S-45-X-47651 Z3 1841 #5 LH-2 STERLING 0Variant 2 side B etched [STERLING 0 stamped]
S45-X47650A side label
S45-X47651B side label
S-45-X-47650 Z6 #4 P STERLING LH-2A side deadwax
S-45-X-47651 Z6 #3 ─◁ STERLING LH2B side deadwax
S-45-X-47650 Z6 LH-2 ─◁ STERLINGA runout variant 1
S-45-X-47651 Z6 #3 LH-2 ─◁ STERLINGB runout variant 1
S-45-X-47650 Z6 #4 LH-2 ─◁ STERLINGA runout variant 2
S-45-X-47651 Z6 LH-3 ─◁ STERLINGB runout variant 2
S-45-X47650 Z1 2 * STERLINGSide A runout
S-45-X47651 Z3 1 * STERLINGSide B runout
S-45-X-47650 Z2 1 ✲ STERLING LH 2Side A, variant 1
S-45-X-47651 Z6 3 ✲ T-M STERLING LH 13Side B, variant 1
S-45-X-47650 Z1• 3 ✽ STERLING LH-2Side A, variant 2
S-45-X-47651 Z1• 2 ✽ 7-CS STERLING LH/2Side B, variant 2
S45-X-47650 Z1 * STERLINGSide A runout
S45-X-47651 Z1 STERLINGSide B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Mexico | Apple Records 7032First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Mexico | Apple Records 7032First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Singapore | Apple Records APPLE-1841First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Not On Label 1841First year7", 45 RPM, Advance, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Advance, Single |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records 1841First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records 1841First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records 1841First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records 1841First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Canada | Apple Records 1841First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records 1841First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Venezuela | Apple Records AP.18007", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Jamaica | Parlophone 18417", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| ? | Thailand | Not On Label 18417", 45 RPM, EP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, EP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
13 vinyl pressings of Day After Day are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1971 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Canada, Mexico, Singapore. One of them is Apple Records 1841, released November 10, 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1841, 7032, APPLE-1841) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S-45-X-47650 Z4 1841 #2 LH-2 STERLING 0 and S-45-X-47651 Z3 1841 #6 LH-2 STERLING 0. 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.
