Vinyl pressings
by Mary Hopkin · 1971
Let My Name Be Sorrow 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.
17 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 12 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.
5C 006-92640A//HD 15555-1-YA-side runout, etched
5C 006-92640B//HD 15556B-side runout, etched
5C 006-92640-AA-side label
5C 006-92640-BB-side label
APPLE 34 A-1U PECKO RL KT 2Runout A
APPLE 34 B-1U PP KT 3Runout B
APPLE.34ALabel A
APPLE.34BLabel B
APPLE 34A - 1U PECKO GT KT 1Side A stamped runout, variant 1
APPLE 34B - 2U RA KT 3Side B stamped runout, variant 1
APPLE 34A 1S 3 〄 IT7Stamped A
APPLE 34B 1S 0 〄Stamped B
APPLE. 34ALabel A
APPLE. 34BLabel B
AR-2890-ASLabel A
AR-2890-BSLabel B
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 | Australia | Apple Records APPLE-9565First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | France | Apple Records 2C 006-92640 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | France | Apple Records 2C 006-92692 M / Apple Records 2C 006-92.692 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Germany | Apple Records 1C 006-92 640First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Hong Kong | Apple Records APPLE-34First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Ireland | Apple Records APPLE.34First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Japan | Apple Records AR-2890First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | Mexico | Apple Records 6940First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Netherlands | Apple Records 5C 006-92640First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1971 | New Zealand | Apple Records APPLE.34First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Norway | Apple Records APPLE 34First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Portugal | Apple Records N-38-24 / Alvorada N-38-24First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | UK | Apple Records APPLE 34First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1971 | Japan | Apple Records AR-2843First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1971 | Japan | Apple Records AR-2890First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
17 vinyl pressings of Let My Name Be Sorrow are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in Netherlands, UK, Japan, Australia and more. One of them is Apple Records 5C 006-92640.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5C 006-92640, Apple 34, APPLE 34, AR-2843) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 5C 006-92640A//HD 15555-1-Y and 5C 006-92640B//HD 15556. 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.
