Vinyl pressings
by John Lennon · 1975
Rock 'N' Roll was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
41 pressings came out in 1975, 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.
SK - 1 - 3419 - Z9 1 MCR YEX 943 - 1U GGLSide A runout etched/stamped variant 1
SK - 2 - 3419 - Z9 1 YEX 944 - 1U GGHSide B runout etched/stamped variant 1
SK - 1 - 3419 - Z9 1 MCR YEX 943 - 1U GSide A runout etched/stamped variant 2
SK - 2 - 3419 - Z9 1 YEX 944 - 1U GSide B runout etched/stamped variant 2
SK - 1 - 3419 - Z9 1 MCR YEX 943 - 1U GGLSide A etched / stamped variant 1
SK - 2 - 3419 - Z9 1 YEX 944 - 1U GGHSide B etched / stamped variant 1
SK - 1 - 3419 - Z9 4 MCR YEX 943 - 1U V VSide A etched / stamped variant 2
SK - 2 - 3419 - Z9 3 MCR YEX 944 - 1U RTSide B etched / stamped variant 2
YEX 943-4Label Side A
YEX 944-4Label Side B
SK-1-3419-Z6.. 4 ✲ MCRSide A runout, variant 1
SK-2-3419-Z6. 4 ✲ MCRSide B runout, variant 1
SK-1-3419-Z6.. 1 ✲ MCR 2Side A runout, variant 2
SK-2-3419-Z6. 1 ✲ MCR 2Side B runout, variant 2
SK-1-3419-Z4 #3 ─◁ MCRSide A runout, variant 1
SK-2-3419-Z3 ─◁ MCRSide B runout, variant 1
SK-1-3419-Z4 ─◁ MCRSide A runout, variant 2
SK-2-3419-Z4 #2 ─◁ MCRSide B runout, variant 2
SK-1-3419-Z1 MCR 0Runout A etched / 0 stamped (Var. 1)
SK-2-3419-Z2 MCR 0Runout B etched / 0 stamped (Var. 1)
SK-1- 3419- Z1 #2 MCR 0Runout A etched / 0 stamped (Var. 2)
SK-2- 3419- Z2² #4 MCR 0Runout B etched / 0 stamped (Var. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Argentina | Apple Records 8153First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Argentina | EMI 5126First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Australia | Apple Records PASA 7169First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Australia | Apple Records PASA 7169First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Australia | Apple Records PASA 7169LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1975 | Brazil | Apple Records SBTL 1034First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Apple Records SK-3419 / Apple Records SK 3419First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Apple Records SK-3419 / Apple Records SK 3419First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Canada | Apple Records SK-3419 / Apple Records SK 3419First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Chile | Apple Records (S) APPLE-2030 / Apple Records 0C 062 05834First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Denmark | Apple Records PCS 7169 / Apple Records 0C 062 05834First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1975 | Europe | Apple Records 5C 062-05834First yearLP, Album, White Label | LP, Album, White Label |
| 1975 | France | Apple Records 2C 066.05834 / Apple Records 2C 066 - 05.834First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | Apple Records 1 C 062-05 834First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1975 | Greece | Apple Records PCS 7169First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | Capitol Records SN 16069 / Capitol Records SN-16069LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | New Zealand | Parlophone MID 40 / Capitol Records MID 40LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records SN-16069LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records SN-16069LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records SN-16069LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records SN-16069LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records SN-16069LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Belgium | Music For Pleasure 4M 036-05834 / Parlophone 4M 036-05834LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Belgium | Music For Pleasure 4M 036-05834 / Parlophone 4M 036-05834LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | Brazil | Apple Records 31C 066 05834 / Apple Records SBTL 1034LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1981 | France | Music For Pleasure 2M026-05834 / Music For Pleasure 2 M 026-05834LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Music For Pleasure 1A 022-58181LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Netherlands | Music For Pleasure 1A 022-58181LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Portugal | Apple Records 11C 076-05834LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Mexico | Apple Records SLEM 566LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Mexico | Parlophone 120 746707 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1994 | Russia | Santa Records П93-00655.56LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1994 | Russia | Santa Records П93 00655/6 / Santa Records ATR 30227/8LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1997 | Europe | Apple Records LPCENT 9 / Apple Records 7243 8 55671 1 7LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | US | Capitol Records SK-3419 / Apple Records SK-3419LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | Europe | Apple Records 0600753571019 / Apple Records 5357101LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2015 | Worldwide | Apple Records 0600753571019 / Apple Records 5357101LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Apple Records SBTL 1034 / Apple Records SBTL-1034LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Parlophone 1058341LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Fame 1C 038 1575411 / Parlophone 1C 038 1575411LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | EMI Electrola 1C 064-05 834 / Apple Records 1C 064-05 834LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Apple Records 1 C 064-05 834 / EMI Electrola 1 C 064-05 834LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Apple Records 1 C 062-05 834LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Greece | Apple Records PCS 7169LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Greece | Apple Records PCS 7169LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Greece | Apple Records PCS 7169LP, Album, Repress, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Repress, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| ? | Netherlands | Music For Pleasure 1A 022-58181LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Apple Records 1A 062-05834 / Apple Records 5C 062-05834LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Netherlands | Music For Pleasure 1A 022-58181LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Music For Pleasure 1A022-58181 / Music For Pleasure 1A 022-58181LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Parlophone PCS 7169 / Apple Records PCS 7169LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | New Zealand | Parlophone PASA 7169LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
129 vinyl pressings of Rock 'N' Roll are listed here, from 36 countries, released between 1975 and 2015.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, US, New Zealand, Mexico and more. One of them is Apple Records PCS 7169, released February 21, 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PCS 7169, SK-3419, SLEM-566, EAS-80175) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SK - 1 - 3419 - Z9 1 MCR YEX 943 - 1U GGL and SK - 2 - 3419 - Z9 1 YEX 944 - 1U GGH. 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.
