Vinyl pressings
by Dave Loggins · 1974
Apprentice (In A Musical Workshop) was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
11 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 5 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.
T1 PAL-32833-1ASide A runout, variant 1
T1 PBL 32833-1ASide B runout, variant 1
0 T2 PAL-32833-1A A28Side A runout, variant 2
\ PBL 32833-1B C\Side B runout, variant 2
P AL 32833-1D DVariant 1 Side A - Stamped
P BL 32833-1D CVariant 1 Side B - Stamped
P AL 32833-1CVariant 2 Side A - Etched
P BL 32833-1DVariant 2 Side B - Stamped
T2 PAL-32833-1ASide A, etched
P BL 32833-1ESide B, stamped
T2Side B, etched
AL 32833Side A, label
1 PAL 32833-1B o ASide A Runout, etched (o is stamped)
S 1 PBL-32833-1B ASide B Runout, etched
AL 32833Side A label
BL 32833Side B label
PAL-32833-1BSide A, Etched
PBL-32833-1BSide B, Etched
PAL 32833-1CVariant 1 Side A, Etched
PBL 32833-1DVariant 1 Side B, Stamped
EPC-S-80622-A1Side 1 (Stamped)
ALLENSide 1 (Etched)
EPC-S-80622-B1Side 2 (Stamped)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Epic ELPS 3713First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Epic KE 32833First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Epic KE 32833First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Epic KE 32833First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Epic SPBC 474278First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | UK | Epic EPC 80622First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Epic KE 32833First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | US | Epic KE 32833First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Epic KE 32833First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | US | Epic KE 32833First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Epic KE 32833First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Australasia | Epic S EPC 80622LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Europe | Epic EPC 80622LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | Epic PE 32833 / Epic KE 32833LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Epic KE 32833 / Epic WKE 32833LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Epic KE 32833LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Epic KE 32833LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Epic KE 32833LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
18 vinyl pressings of Apprentice (In A Musical Workshop) are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1974 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Epic KE 32833, released October 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use KE 32833, EPC 80622, ELPS 3713, SPBC 474278) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1 PAL-32833-1A and T1 PBL 32833-1A. 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.
