Vinyl pressings
by John Lennon · 1971
Imagine 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.
64 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 23 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 865-1U PORKY GO 1Side A runout, variant 1
YEX 866-1U PECKO ML 3Side B runout, variant 1
YEX 865-1U PORKY 11 D 1Side A runout, variant 2
YEX 866-1U PECKO TR 1Side B runout, variant 2
5C062-04914A//HD 16149-2-Y 10.0 04-17Run-out side A, etched, variant 1
5C 063-04914B//HM\6.150-1-Y 10 004-BRun-out side B, etched, variant 1
5C062-04914A//HD 16149-2-Y 10.0 04-A 2 1Run-out side A, etched, variant 2
5C 062-04914B//HM16.150-1-Y 10 004-B 2 1Run-out side B, etched, variant 2
YEX.865Side 1, label
YEX.866Side 2, label
YEX 865-1U RDG 1 PORKYSide A runout variant 1
YEX 866-1U- ADD 7 PECKOSide B runout variant 1
YEX 865-1U OM 1 PORKYSide A runout variant 2
YEX 866-1U OC 2 PECKOSide B runout variant 2
YEX 865-1U HM 1 PORKYSide A runout
YEX 866-1U HM 5 PECKOSide B runout
YEX.865Side A label
YEX.866Side B label
YEX 865-3Side 1
YEX 866-2Side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Argentina | Apple Records SLDS 2201First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Australia | Apple Records PAS 10004First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Australia | Apple Records PAS 10004First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Brazil | Apple Records BTL-1016First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Brazil | Apple Records BTL-1016 / Apple Records SBTL-1016First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Canada | Apple Records SW 3379First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Apple Records SW 3379First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Apple Records SW 3379First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Colombia | Odeon 11147First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Europe | Apple Records 1C 062-04 914 / Apple Records 1C 062-04 914 DFirst yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Europe | Apple Records 1 C 062-04 914First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | France | Apple Records 2C 064-4914First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | France | Apple Records 2C 064 - 04914 / Apple Records 2C066-04914First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | France | Apple Records PAS 10004 / Apple Records (YEX.865)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Germany | Apple Records 1 C 064-04 914LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | Capitol Records SW-3379 / Capitol Records SW 3379LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Israel | Portrait PAS 10004LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1980 | Portugal | Apple Records APP 11C 076 - 04914 / Apple Records APP-11C076-04914LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | USSR | Мелодия C 60—08729-30LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Italy | Apple Records 3C 064-04914 / Apple Records 3C 062-04914LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Brazil | Apple Records 31C 066 04914 / Apple Records SBTL 1016LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue |
| 1981 | Brazil | Apple Records 31C 066 04914 / Apple Records SBTL 1016LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Mexico | Apple Records SLEM-309LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Apple Records 1A 062-04914 / Apple Records 5C 062-04914LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Apple Records 5 C062-04914 / Apple Records 5C 062-04914LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1981 | Portugal | Apple Records APP 11C 076 - 04914 / Apple Records APP-11C076-04914LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1981 | UK | Apple Records PAS 10004 / Apple Records 1E 064 ◦ 04914LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LPSVAP 70472 / Jugoton LSP 70472LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LPSVAP 70472 / Jugoton LSP 70472LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LPSVAP 70472 / Jugoton LSP 70472LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 12502LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1990 | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 12502LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1990 | Bulgaria | Balkanton Trading Ltd. BTA 12502LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 12502LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1990 | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 12502LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1990 | Bulgaria | Балкантон ВТА 12502LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1991 | South Korea | Apple Records PAS 10004 / EMI/KEMONGSA EKPL-0190LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1993 | Russia | AnTrop ATR 30033 / AnTrop ATR 30034LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Unofficial Release, White Label, Stereo · Unofficial, Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Unofficial Release, White Label, Stereo · Unofficial, Test pressing |
| 1997 | Europe | Apple Records 7243 8 21580 1 1 / Apple Records PAS 10004LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Europe | Apple Records 7243 5 24858 1 9 / Parlophone 7243 5 24858 1 9LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2003 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-277 / Capitol Records 72435-80321-1-6LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition · Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Special Edition · Limited, Numbered |
| 2003 | USA & Canada | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL1-277LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2008 | US | Apple Records SW 3379LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Worldwide | Capitol Records 5099967887316LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Box Set, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, 12", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Box Set, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | Europe | Apple Records 0600753570951 / Apple Records 5357095LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2015 | US | Apple Records 0600753570951 / Apple Records 5357095LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2018 | Unknown | Apple Records 0602567703334 / Apple Records SW 3379LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing, Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Worldwide | Apple Records 0602567703327LP, Album, Reissue, LP, All Media, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, LP, All Media, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2018 | Worldwide | Apple Records 0602567703334 / Apple Records SW 3379LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2018 | Worldwide | Apple Records 0602567703327LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, LP, Stereo, All Media, Album | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, LP, Stereo, All Media, Album |
| 2018 | Japan | Apple Records UIJY-75091LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2018 | Japan | Apple Records PDJT-1015/6LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | Worldwide | Apple Records 0602567703327LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo, LP, Repress, Stereo, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo, LP, Repress, Stereo, All Media, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Apple Records 9137LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Argentina | Apple Records 8137 / EMI 8137LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Argentina | Apple Records 6201LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Argentina | Apple Records 8137 / EMI 8137LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Australia | Apple Records Q4PAS 10004LP, Album, Reissue, Quadraphonic | LP, Album, Reissue, Quadraphonic |
| ? | Barbados | EMI PAS 10004LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | Apple Records SBTL-1016 / Apple Records BTL-1016LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | Apple Records 31C 066 04914 / Apple Records SBTL 1016LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | Apple Records 31C 066 04914 / Apple Records SBTL 1016LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | Apple Records SBTL 1016 / Apple Records 31C 066 04914LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | Apple Records SBTL-1016LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | Apple Records 31C 066 04914 / Apple Records SBTL 1016LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | Apple Records 31C 066 04914 / Apple Records SBTL 1016LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records SW 3379 / Capitol Records SW-3379LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records SW-3379LP, Album, Remastered | LP, Album, Remastered |
242 vinyl pressings of Imagine are listed here, from 42 countries, released between 1971 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in UK, US, Italy, New Zealand and more. One of them is Apple Records PAS 10004, released October 8, 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PAS 10004, SW 3379, 3C 062-04914, AP-80370) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YEX 865-1U PORKY GO 1 and YEX 866-1U PECKO ML 3. 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.
