Vinyl pressings
by George Harrison · 1971
What Is Life / Apple Scruffs 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.
47 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 28 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 47407-Z-8+2 IAMRunout A variant 1
S-45-X47413-Z-8 IAMRunout B variant 1
S-45-X 47407-Z-8 #4 IAMRunout A variant 2
S-45-X47413-Z-7 11 #3 IAMRunout B variant 2
S-45-X47407-Z-5 #2Runout A
S-45-X-47413-Z5Runout B
S-45-X47407-Z- -6Variant 1 Runout A
S-45-X-47413-Z5 #2Variant 1 Runout B
S-45-X47407-21-.. 3 ✽ 2Runout A
S-45-X47413-21* 3 ✽Runout B
S45-X47407A label
S45-X47413B label
S45-X47407A
S45-X47413B
S-45-X 47407-Z-3 1828#1Etched, Side A Variant 1
S-45-X 47413-Z4 1828#2Etched, Side B Variant 1
S-45-X 47407-Z-3 1828 #5Etched, Side A Variant 2
S-45-X 47413-Z 3 1828 #2Etched, Side B Variant 2
S-45-X47407-Z-3 1828Runout A
S-45-X-47413-Z 3 1828Runout B
S45-X47407Label A
S45-X47413Label 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 | Angola | Parlophone 8E 006-04751 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Argentina | Apple Records DTOA 8699First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Argentina | Apple Records DTOA 8699First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Belgium | Apple Records 4C 006-04751First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Brazil | Apple Records 7-BT-49First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Brazil | Apple Records 7-BT-497", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1971 | Canada | Apple Records 1828First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Chile | Apple Records APPLE - 24First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | Chile | Apple Records 1011First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | Germany | Apple Records 1 C 006-04 751First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | Greece | Apple Records APPLE 15First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | India | Apple Records 1828First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Ireland | Apple Records DIP.518First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Italy | Apple Records 3C 006 - 04751 / Apple Records 3 C006-04751First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Italy | Apple Records 3C 006 - 04751 / Apple Records 3 C006-04751First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | Apple Records APPLE-94247", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Finland | Apple Records 5E 006-047517", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | France | Apple Records 2C 006 04751 M / Apple Records 2C 006-04751 M7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | France | Apple Records 2C 006-04751 M7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Apple Records 1 C 006-04 7517", 45 RPM, Single, Special Edition | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Special Edition |
| ? | Madagascar | Apple Records 2C 006-04751 M7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| ? | Philippines | Apple Records PAL-609627", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | South Africa | Parlophone SPD 5507", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Turkey | Apple Records 45-LA 43297", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Capitol Records 18287", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
63 vinyl pressings of What Is Life / Apple Scruffs are listed here, from 33 countries, released between 1971 and 1981.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in US, New Zealand, Australia, Denmark and more. One of them is Apple Records 1828, released February 15, 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 1828, NZP.3397, APPLE-9424, 2 C006-04751 M) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S-45-X 47407-Z-8+2 IAM and S-45-X47413-Z-8 IAM. 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.
