Vinyl pressings
by Kenny · 1975
Julie Anne 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.
16 pressings came out in 1975, the album's first year, in 10 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.
YRAK 214 A-1 HStamped runout, side A, variant 1
BLAIR'SHand etched runout, side A, all variants
YRAK 214 B-1 GOStamped runout, side B, variant 1
YRAK 214 A-1 RAK 1Stamped runout, side A, variant 2
YRAK 214 A-1Stamped Runout, Side A
YRAK 214 B-1Stamped Runout, Side B
BLAIR'SHand Etched Runout, Side A
YRAK 214 A-1Stamped runout, side A
BLAIR'SHand etched runout, side A
YRAK 214 B-1Stamped runout, side B
YRAK 214 A 7YT1315Side A runout
YRAK 214 B 7YT1316Side B runout
YRAK214ASide A label
YRAK214BSide B label
RAK-214-AA-side runout
RAK-214-BB-side runout
YRAK 214AA-side label
YRAK 214BB-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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Australia | RAK RAK-10941First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Belgium | RAK 4C 006-96905First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1975 | Denmark | RAK RAK 214First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Germany | RAK 1C 006-96 905 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-96 905First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | RAK 1C 006-96 905 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-96 905First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Germany | RAK 1C 006-96 905 / EMI Electrola 1 C 006-96 905First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1975 | Germany | RAK 1C 006-96 905 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-96 905First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Germany | RAK 1C 006-96 905 / EMI Electrola 1C 006-96 905First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | Netherlands | RAK 5C 006-96 905 / RAK 5C 006-96905First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | New Zealand | RAK RAK 10941First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | Portugal | RAK 8E 006-96 905 MFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1975 | South Africa | RAK RAKJ 1030First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | RAK RAK 214First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Ireland | RAK RAK 214First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1975 | UK | RAK RAK 214First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
16 vinyl pressings of Julie Anne are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in UK, Ireland, Australia, Belgium and more. One of them is RAK RAK 214, released August 1, 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use RAK 214, RAK-10941, 4C 006-96905, 1C 006-96 905) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YRAK 214 A-1 H and BLAIR'S. 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.
