Vinyl pressings
by George Harrison · 1971
My Sweet Lord 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.
20 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 3 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.
7YCE 21511-1Runout A - variant 1
7YCE 21512-1Runout B - variant 1
7YCE 21511-1U KTRunout A - variant 2
7YCE 21512-1U KTRunout B - variant 2
7YCE 21511-1URunout A, variant 1
7YCE 21512-1URunout B, variant 1
7YCE 21511-1U DOG KT 1Runout A, variant 2
7YCE 21512-1U GDG KT 1Runout B, variant 2
7YCE 21511-1U GOT KT 3Runout Side A stamped, variant 1
7YCE 21512-1U GOT KT 4Runout Side B stamped, variant 1
7YCE 21511-1U KT 12Runout Side A stamped, variant 2
G PRunout Side A etched, variant 2
7YCE 21511-1U GGP KTRunout side A
7YCE 21512-1U GDA KTRunout side B
7YCE.21511Label A
7YCE.21512Label B
7YCE 21511-1U GP VV KT 3Runout A
7YCE 21512-1 L KT 1Runout B
7YCE.21511Label A
7YCE.21512Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Israel | Parlophone R-5884 / Parlophone R 5884First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | UK | Apple Records R5884First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | UK | Apple Records R 5884First year7", Single, Promo · Promo | 7", Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | UK | Apple Records R 5884First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | UK | Apple Records R 5884First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | UK | Apple Records R 5884First year7", 3", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 3", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton SAP-8422 / Apple Records SAP-8422First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | UK | Apple Records R 5884First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | UK | Apple Records R 5884First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | UK | Apple Records R 5884First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | UK | Apple Records R 5884First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | UK | Apple Records R 5884First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | UK | Apple Records R 5884First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | UK | Apple Records R 5884First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | UK | Apple Records R 5884First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | UK | Parlophone R 58847", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Lebanon | Apple Records R. 58757", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| ? | Nigeria | Apple Records R 58847", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Portugal | Parlophone 8e 006-046927", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | UK | Apple Records R 58847", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | UK | Apple Records R 58847", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
34 vinyl pressings of My Sweet Lord are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1971 and 1985.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in UK, Israel, Yugoslavia. One of them is Apple Records R 5884, released January 15, 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R 5884, R5884, R-5884, SAP-8422) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7YCE 21511-1 and 7YCE 21512-1. 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.
