Vinyl pressings
by Hot Chocolate · 1969
Give Peace A Chance was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1969, 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.
APPLE 18 A-1U N KT 1A-side stamped variant 1
APPLE 18 B-1U 0 KT 1B-side stamped variant 1
APPLE 18 A-1U M KT 1A-side stamped variant 2
APPLE 18 B-1U G KT 1B-side stamped variant 2
45-47023 P-1Etched A / Variant 1
45-47024 P-1Etched B / Variant 1
45-47023-T-4.Etched A / Variant 2
45-47024-T-4.Etched B / Variant 2
45.47023-P1A-side Runout area (variant 1)
45-47024-T2B-side Runout area (variant 1)
45-47023-T2A-side Runout area (variant 2)
45-47024-T2 [IAM in triangle]B-side Runout area (variant 2)
45-47023-T-4. 1 ✲Side A, variant 1
45-47024-T-4. 1 ✲Side B, variant 1
45-47023-T-4 • 2 ✲Side A, variant 2
45-47024-T-4 • 2 ✲Side B, variant 2
90721A//12.751-2A-side Runout area
90721B//12.752-2B-side Runout area
5C 006-90721-M-AA-side label, in parentheses
5C 006-90721-M-BB-side label, in parentheses
APPLE 8953. 7XAPA 1803. APPLE 8AA-side Runout area
APPLE 8953. 7XAPA 1804. APPLE 18B.B-side Runout area
APPLE-18A 7XAPA1803A-side Label
APPLE-18B 7XAPA1804B-side Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | Apple Records APPLE-8953First year7", 45 RPM, Sampler | 7", 45 RPM, Sampler |
| 1969 | Canada | Apple Records 1812First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Japan | Apple Records AR-2409First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Japan | Apple Records AR-2409First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Apple Records 5C 006-90721 M / Apple Records APPLE 18First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | UK | Apple Records APPLE 18First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Apple Records 1812First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Apple Records 1812First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | US | Apple Records 1812First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Brazil | Apple Records Apple-187", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
10 vinyl pressings of Give Peace A Chance are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1969 and 1970.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in UK, US, Netherlands, Australia and more. One of them is Apple Records APPLE 18, released October 10, 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use APPLE 18, 1812, 5C 006-90721 M, APPLE-8953) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, APPLE 18 A-1U N KT 1 and APPLE 18 B-1U 0 KT 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.
