Vinyl pressings
by Badfinger · 1971
Straight Up 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.
15 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 6 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.
1-3387-F-1 Second time around! Love always, MargiRunout A, Variant 1
ST-2-3387 Z3 ✲ STERLING LH 2 Second time luckyRunout B, Variant 1
1-3387-F-1 I ✲Runout A, Variant 2
ST-2-3387 Z3 3 ✲ STERLING LH 2Runout B, Variant 2
ST-1-3387 Z1 LH —◁ STERLINGSide A runout, variant 1
ST-2-3387 Z2 LH —◁ STERLINGSide B runout, variant 1
ST-1-3387 Z2 LH 3 —◁ STERLINGSide A runout, variant 2
ST-1-3387 Z1 LH 2 —◁ STERLINGSide B runout, variant 2
SW 1-3387Label, Side 1
SW 2-3387Label, Side 2
ST-1-3387 Z7 STERLING LH3
ST-2-3387 Z7 STERLING LH3
ST-1-3387 Z5 #3 STERLING 0Side A runout, variant 1
ST-2-3387 Z5 #2 STERLING 0Side B runout, variant 1
ST-1-3387 Z5 #1 LH 2 STERLING 0Side A runout, variant 2
ST-2-3387 Z 5 #1 LH 3 STERLING 0Side B runout, variant 2
ST-1-3387 Z5 #1 LH z STERLING 0Runout A, variant 1
ST-2-3387 Z6 #1 LH z STERLING 0Runout B, variant 1
ST-1-3387 Z5 #3 LH z STERLING 0Runout A, variant 2
ST-2-3387 Z6 #1 LH z STERLING 0Runout B, variant 2
ST-1-3387 Z1 —◁ STERLING LH2Runout A, etched, exc. STERLING, stamped, variant 1
ST-2-3387 Z1 —◁ STERLING LH2Runout B, etched, exc. STERLING, stamped, variant 1
ST-1-3387 Z1#2 —◁ STERLING LH2Runout A etched exc. STERLING stamped, variant 2
ST-2-3387 Z2 —◁ STERLING LH3Runout B etched exc. STERLING stamped, variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Australia | Apple Records SAPCOR 19First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Australia | Apple Records SAPCOR 19First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Apple Records SW-3387 / Apple Records SW 3387First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | Apple Records AP-80432First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1971 | Japan | Apple Records AP-80432First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Japan | Apple Records AP-80432First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Apple Records SAPCOR 19First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Apple Records SAPCOR 19 / Apple Records WRC E.3107LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1971 | South Korea | Asia Record THL-40First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records SW-3387First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records SW-3387First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records SW-3387First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records SW-3387First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records SW-3387 / Apple Records SW 3387First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records SW 3387First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | UK | Rotten Apple RA-3387LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1993 | Europe | Apple Records SAPCOR 19 / Apple Records 0777 7 81403 1 3LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1993 | South Korea | EMI 0777 7 81403 1 3 / EMI/KEMONGSA EKPL-0302LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Europe | Endless Happiness HE71020LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Not On Label (Badfinger) SAPCOR 19LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Unknown | Apple Records 1 C 062-93 234 / Apple Records 1C 062-93 234LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Unknown | Apple Records 1C 062-93 234LP, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Germany | Electrola 1 C 062-93 234 / Apple Records 1 C 062-93 234LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | Germany | Apple Records 1 C 062-93 234LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Germany | Apple Records 1 C 062-93 234LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | Malaysia | Rex NEW-12-348LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Round Records 1 C062-93 234LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
49 vinyl pressings of Straight Up are listed here, from 25 countries, released between 1971 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, Australia, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Apple Records SW-3387, released December 13, 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SW-3387, SW 3387, SAPCOR 19, AP-80432) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1-3387-F-1 Second time around! Love always, Margi and ST-2-3387 Z3 ✲ STERLING LH 2 Second time lucky. 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.
