Vinyl pressings
by Mary Hopkin · 1968
Those Were The Days was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
105 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 31 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 2A-1Side A runout, variant 1
APPLE 2B-1Side B runout, variant 1
APPLE 2A-1 1̶0̶0̶2̶ ̶A̶-̶1̶ AH 3Side A runout, variant 2
APPLE 2B-1 1̶0̶0̶2̶ ̶B̶-̶1̶ MR 4Side B runout, variant 2
APPLE 2 A-1Side A runout, variant 1
APPLE 2 B-1Side B runout, variant 1
APPLE 2 A-1 KT 9 ̶1̶0̶0̶2̶ ̶A̷.̶1̶Side A runout, variant 2, all stamped, strikethrough characters appear below Cat #
̶1̶0̶0̶2̶ ̶B.̶1̶ APPLE 2 B-1 KT 4Side B runout, variant 2, all stamped, strikethrough characters appear above Cat #
APPLE 2A-1 5 KT ̶1̶0̶0̶2̶A̶-̶1̶Side A stamped runout
APPLE 2B-1 5 KT ̶1̶0̶0̶2̶ ̶B̶-̶1̶Side B stamped runout
APPLE.2ASide A label
APPLE.2BSide B label
7XBE 50151-1Runout side A, stamped
7XBE 50152-1Runout side B, stamped
APPLE.2ALabel side A
APPLE.2BLabel side B
APPLE 2A-1 1̶0̶0̶2̶ ̶A̶-̶1̶ KT 4Side A runout stamped
APPLE 2B-1 1̶0̶0̶2̶ ̶B̶-̶1̶ KT 4Side B runout stamped
APPLE.2ASide A label
APPLE.2BSide B label
APPLE 2 A-1 KT 5 ̶1̶0̶0̶2̶ ̶A̷.̶1̶Side A runout, all stamped, strikethrough characters appear below Cat #
̶1̶0̶0̶2̶ ̶B.̶1̶ APPLE 2 B-1 KT 6Side B runout, all stamped, strikethrough characters appear above Cat #
APPLE.2ASide A Label
APPLE.2BSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Argentina | Apple Records 1054First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Argentina | Apple Records 1061First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Argentina | Apple Records 1061First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Australia | Parlophone APPLE-8526First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | Australia | Apple Records APPLE-8526First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1968 | Australia | Parlophone APPLE-8526First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Australia | Apple Records APPLE-8526First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Brazil | Apple Records APPLE-2First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Apple Records Apple 2First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Chile | Odeon MSOD 8771First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Chile | Apple Records APPLE-3First year7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Denmark | Apple Records APPLE 2First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1968 | Denmark | Apple Records APPLE 2First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1968 | Denmark | Apple Records APPLE 2First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| 1968 | Denmark | Apple Records APPLE 2First year7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | New Zealand | Apple Records APPLE 27", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1972 | Mexico | Apple Records 63927", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | Parlophone 100087", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Lebanon | Parlophone MOL 227", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Lebanon | Stateside CSS 112737", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Lebanon | Apple Records APPLE 2 / Parlophone MOL 257", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| ? | Nigeria | Apple Records APPLE 27", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Turkey | Apple Records 45-LA 42977", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Turkey | Odeon 45-LA 42977", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | UK | Apple Records APPLE 27", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | UK | Apple Records APPLE 27", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Apple Records APPLE 27", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | UK | Apple Records APPLE 27", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint, Repress |
| ? | UK | Apple Records APPLE 27", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| ? | US | Apple Records 18017", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Apple Records 18017", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
123 vinyl pressings of Those Were The Days are listed here, from 36 countries, released between 1968 and 1972.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, US, Canada, France and more. One of them is Apple Records APPLE 2, released August 30, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use APPLE 2, 1801, M-238, FO 129) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, APPLE 2A-1 and APPLE 2B-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.
