Vinyl pressings
by Mary Hopkin · 1969
Post Card 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.
32 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 25 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.
SAPCOR 5A-1 G 1Side A runout variant 1
SAPCOR 5B-1 G 1Side B runout variant 1
SAPCOR 5A-1 GASide A runout variant 2
SAPCOR 5B-1 MSide B runout variant 2
APCOR 5 A-1Side A stamped, variant 1
APCOR 5 B-1Side B stamped, variant 1
APCOR 5 A-1 2 HSide A stamped, variant 2
APCOR 5 B-1 3 GHSide B stamped, variant 2
ST1-3351-B2Runout side A
ST2-3351-A1Runout side B
ST1-3351Label side A
ST2-3351Label side B
ST1-3351-B2 #2 [I A M in triangle]Runout Side A, variant 1
ST2-3351-B2 [I A M in triangle]Runout Side B, variant 1
ST1-3351-A1 [I A M in triangle]Runout Side A, variant 2
ST2-3351-A1 #2 [I A M in triangle]Runout Side B, variant 2
ST1 3351 B4 #2 0Variant 1 side A runout
ST2 3351 A6 #1 0Variant 1 side B runout
ST1 3351 B4 #I 0Variant 2 side A runout
ST2 3351 A6 #2 0Variant 2 side B runout
ST-1- 3351 A3: ✲Side A runout variant 1
ST-2-3351 A3: ✲Side B runout variant 1
ST-1- 3351-A-3: 1 ✲ 2Side A runout variant 2
ST-2-3351- A3: OCJ ✲ 2Side B runout variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Argentina | Apple Records 5062First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Australia | Apple Records SAPCOR 5First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Brazil | Apple Records APCOR-5First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Canada | Apple Records ST-3351First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Chile | Apple Records APPLE-2004First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1969 | Denmark | Apple Records SAPCOR 5First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | France | Apple Records 2 C 062-90.019 / Apple Records 2C 062 - 90019First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Germany | Apple Records 1C062-90019 / Apple Records 1 C062-90 019First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | Hong Kong | Apple Records SAPCOR 5First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Israel | Apple Records SAPCOR 5First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Italy | Apple Records SAPCOR 5First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Japan | Apple Records AP-8644First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1969 | Japan | Apple Records AP-8644First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | Mexico | Apple Records SLEM - 153First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | New Zealand | Apple Records SAPCOR 5First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Taiwan | Giant TD-1008LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1974 | Australia | World Record Club S/5661 / World Record Club S-5661LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1976 | Australia | World Record Club R-01791 / World Record Club S/5661LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Europe | Apple Records SAPCOR 5 / Apple Records 7 97781 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, 12", Reissue, Stereo, All Media, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, 12", Reissue, Stereo, All Media, Album, Reissue |
| 1991 | UK | Apple Records SAPCOR 5 / EMI 164 7 97781 1LP, 12", 45 RPM, All Media, Album, Reissue | LP, 12", 45 RPM, All Media, Album, Reissue |
| 1992 | South Korea | Apple Records EKPL-0198LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Apple Records SAPCOR 5LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Apple Records SAPCOR 5LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Colombia | Apple Records CL.17LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Colombia | Apple Records ECl. 17LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Apple RecordsLP, Single Sided, Mono · Mono | LP, Single Sided, Mono · Mono |
44 vinyl pressings of Post Card are listed here, from 29 countries, released between 1969 and 1992.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in UK, US, Netherlands, South Africa and more. One of them is Apple Records SAPCOR 5, released February 21, 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SAPCOR 5, APCOR 5, ST-3351, 5062) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SAPCOR 5A-1 G 1 and SAPCOR 5B-1 G 1. 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.
