Vinyl pressings
by George Harrison · 1975
Extra Texture (Read All About It) was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
23 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 19 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.
YEX 947-1U A PORKY / TONE PRIME CUTRunout side A, variant 1
YEX 948-1U OOH GEORGE YOU'RE SUCH A DARK HORSE LUV GEORGERunout side B, variant 1
YEX 947-A̶ 2U RM A PORKY / TONE PRIME CUT 1Runout side A, variant 2
YEX 948-1U P OOH GEORGE YOU'RE SUCH A DARK HORSE LUV GEORGE 1Runout side B, variant 2
SW-1-3420 Z2 .─◁Runout Side A, Etched [Var. 1]
SW-2-3420 Z5 .─◁Runout Side B, Etched [Var. 1]
SW-1-3420 Z5 #3 .─◁Runout Side A, Etched [Var. 2]
SW-2-3420 Z2 #5Runout Side B, Etched [Var. 2]
SW-1-3420 Z4 #4 0Runout, side A, etched exc. 0 stamped, var.1
SUB SW-2-3420 Z4 #2 0Runout, side B, etched exc. 0 stamped, var.1
SW-1-3420 Z4 #2 0Runout, side A, etched exc. 0 stamped, var.2
SW-1-3420 Z4 #5 0Runout, side B, etched, exc. 0 stamped, var.2
SW-1-3420 Z3 1 ✲Runout Side A [Var. 1]
SW-2-3420 Z3 1 ✲Runout Side B [Var. 1]
SW-1-3420 Z6 1 ✲Runout Side A [Var. 2]
SW-2-3420 Z6 1 ✲Runout Side B [Var. 2]
SW-1-3420-F-13⦁ ✲ kp 3Runout side A
SW-2-3420-F-13⦁ ✲ kp MASTERED BY CAPITOL 2Runout side B
YEX 947Etched A
YEX 948Etched B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Argentina | Apple Records 9104First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Barbados | EMI PAS 10009 / Apple Records 0C 064-05952First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Brazil | Apple Records SBTL-1035First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Apple Records SW-3420First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Colombia | Odeon 11422First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | France | Apple Records 2C 068 - 05.952First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Apple Records 3C 064-05952 / Apple Records 064-05952First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Italy | Apple Records 05952LP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Single Sided, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1975 | Japan | Apple Records EAS-80355First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Japan | Apple Records EAS-80355First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Netherlands | Apple Records SW-3420First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Portugal | Apple Records 8E 064 05952 / Apple Records 8E 06405952First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | South Africa | Apple Records PCSJ(D) 200First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Spain | Apple Records PAS 10009 / Apple Records 1J 064-05952First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Apple Records SW-3420First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records SN-16217LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | France | Apple Records 2C 068 - 05.952LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Russia | Santa Records П93-00649.50LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Worldwide | Dark Horse Records 5709035 / Apple Records PAS 10009LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Worldwide | Dark Horse Records DH 0039 / Apple Records DH 0039LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2026 | Worldwide | Dark Horse Records DH0039Z / Dark Horse Records 964206968LP, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered | LP, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Numbered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Apple Records 1C 038 1575221LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Apple Records 1C 038 1575221 / Parlophone 1C 038 1575221LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Israel | Parlophone PAS 10009LP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| ? | Spain | Apple Records 056 10 5952 1 / Apple Records 056 1059521LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Apple Records PAS 10009LP | LP |
37 vinyl pressings of Extra Texture (Read All About It) are listed here, from 24 countries, released between 1975 and 2026.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, New Zealand, Mexico and more. One of them is Apple Records PAS 10009, released September 9, 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PAS 10009, SW-3420, SLEM-618, PASA-10009) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YEX 947-1U A PORKY / TONE PRIME CUT and YEX 948-1U OOH GEORGE YOU'RE SUCH A DARK HORSE LUV GEORGE. 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.
