Vinyl pressings
by John Lennon & Yoko Ono · 1968
Unfinished Music No. 1. Two Virgins was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. 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 1968, 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.
SAPCOR 2A - 1 L 7Stamped side A (variant 1)
SAPCOR 2B - 1 H 1Stamped side B (variant 1)
SAPCOR 2A - 1 O 1Stamped side A (variant 2)
SAPCOR 2B - 1 O 1Stamped side B (variant 2)
SAPCOR 2A -1
SAPCOR 2B - 1
APCOR 2A - 1Stamped side A
APCOR 2B - 1Stamped side B
APCOR 2/ALabel side A
APCOR 2/BLabel side B
T 5001 -1A side, variant 1
T 5001-2B side, variant 1
T-5001 -1 IzT 10-81A side, variant 2
T-5001 - 2B side, variant 2
T-5001-SIDe - 2 Bestway M7 ( M over 7 sideways)Runout side A, etched, variant 1
T-5001-SIDe-2 - 2 Bestway M7 (M over 7sideways)Runout side B, etched, variant 1
T-5001-SiDe-1 - 2 Bestway M7 ( M over 7 sideways)Runout side A, etched, variant 2
T-5001-SIDe-2 - 2 Bestway M7 ( M over 7 sideways)Runout side B, etched, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Netherlands | Apple Records NK 7004-S / Negram NK 7004-SFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | Philippines | Apple Records SAPCOR 2First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Apple Records SAPCOR 2 / Track Record 613012First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Apple Records SAPCOR 2 / Track Record 613012First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | UK | Apple Records APCOR 2 / Track Record APCOR2First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Canada | Apple Records T-5001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Tetragrammaton Records T-5001 / Apple Records T-5001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1968 | US | Apple Records T-5001 / Tetragrammaton Records T-5001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1968 | US | Apple Records T-5001 / Tetragrammaton Records T-5001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | Apple Records T-5001LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | US | Not On Label 613012LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | Apple Records T-5001 / Tetragrammaton Records T-5001LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Apple RecordsLP, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc | LP, Picture Disc, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Picture disc |
| 1985 | US | Apple Records T-5001 / Tetragrammaton Records T-5001LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | UK & US | Apple Records 23847592 / Rykodisc 7585893859LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | UK | Apple Records SAPCOR 2 / Track Record 613012LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2016 | UK, Europe & US | Secretly Canadian SC289 / Chimera Music CHIM27LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2016 | US | Secretly Canadian SC289LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Japan | Sony Records Int'l SIJP 31LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | VerzylLP, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl |
| ? | South Korea | Sam Wha L-193LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Apple Records T-5001 / Tetragrammaton Records T-5001LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Apple Records T-5001 / Tetragrammaton Records T-5001LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Apple Records T-5001LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Apple Records T-5001 / Tetragrammaton Records T-5001LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | Apple Records T-5001 / Tetragrammaton Records T-5001LP, Album | LP, Album |
26 vinyl pressings of Unfinished Music No. 1. Two Virgins are listed here, from 9 countries, released between 1968 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, US, Canada, Netherlands and more. One of them is Apple Records SAPCOR 2.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SAPCOR 2, APCOR 2, T-5001, NK 7004-S) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SAPCOR 2A - 1 L 7 and SAPCOR 2B - 1 H 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.
