Vinyl pressings
by OC Smith · 1968
Little Green Apples 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.
15 pressings came out in 1968, 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.
ZSP138217-1A p 9A side deadwax - stamped
ZSP 138217A side label
ZSP 138216B side label
ZSP138216-1H M TIIIIIB side deadwax
o ZSP138217-1A p 7A-side runout, variant 1
o JZSP138216-1B p 2B-side runout, variant 1
ZSP138217-1GA-side runout, variant 2
ZSP138216-2CB-side runout, variant 2
ZSP138217-1C TIIIIIA-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
ZSP138216-1C TIIIIIB-Side Runout Etching, variant 1
ZSP138217-1C TIIIIIIIA-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
ZSP138216-1C TIIIB-Side Runout Etching, variant 2
ZSP138217-1GA runout
ZSP138216-1E SSSSB runout
ZSP 138217A label
ZSP 138216B label
JZSP 138217Label both sides
ZSP 138217Label A-Side
ZSP 138216Label B-Side
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 | Australia | CBS BA-221557First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Benelux | CBS 3697First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Columbia 4-44616First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | France | CBS 3697First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | CBS 3697First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Greece | CBS BA 301209First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | New Zealand | CBS BA-461203First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Scandinavia | CBS 3697First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Spain | CBS 3697First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Columbia 4-44616First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Columbia 4-44616First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | US | Columbia 4-44616First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Columbia 4-44616First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Columbia 4-44616First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Columbia 4-44616First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
15 vinyl pressings of Little Green Apples are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, Australia, Benelux, Canada and more. One of them is Columbia 4-44616, released July 29, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 4-44616, BA-221557, 3697, BA 301209) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, ZSP138217-1A p 9 and ZSP 138217. 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.
