Italy
1969- Label and catalog number
- Apple Records APPLE 7
- Format
- 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox
- Runout / matrix
APPLE-7-A - 17-1-69Side A, runout, stamped
APPLE-7-B - 17-1-69Side B, runout, stamped
APPLE 7 ASide A, label
APPLE 7 BSide B, label
Vinyl pressings
by Mary Hopkin · 1969
Lontano Dagli Occhi was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
12 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 9 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.
APPLE-7-A - 17-1-69Side A, runout, stamped
APPLE-7-B - 17-1-69Side B, runout, stamped
APPLE 7 ASide A, label
APPLE 7 BSide B, label
Apple-7-A - 17-1-69A side machine-stamped runout
Apple-7-B - 17-1-69B side machine-stamped runout
APPLE 7 ALabel side A
APPLE 7 BLabel side B
1094 AA-side vinyl
1094 BB-side vinyl
Apple-7-AA-Side Run-out Etching
Apple-7-BB-Side Run-out Etching
Apple 7-AA side runout
Apple 7-BB side runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Argentina | Apple Records 1094First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Brazil | Apple Records APPLE-7First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM |
| 1969 | Chile | Apple Records APPLE - 6First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Chile | Apple Records APPLE 6First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Italy | Apple Records APPLE 7First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| 1969 | Italy | Apple Records APPLE 7First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Italy | Apple Records 3C 006-90489 M7", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1969 | Peru | Apple Records 10619First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Portugal | Apple Records N-38-5 / Alvorada N-38-5First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Spain | Apple Records H 430 / Apple Records H - 430First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Turkey | Apple Records APT 1First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Turkey | Gramofon Limitet Şirketi APT1First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton SP-8248 / Parlophone SP-8248First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
13 vinyl pressings of Lontano Dagli Occhi are listed here, from 9 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in Italy, Argentina, Brazil, Chile and more. One of them is Apple Records APPLE 7.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use APPLE 7, 1094, APPLE-7, APPLE - 6) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, APPLE-7-A - 17-1-69 and APPLE-7-B - 17-1-69. 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.