Vinyl pressings
by Paul & Linda McCartney · 1971
Ram 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.
82 pressings came out in 1971, the album's first year, in 29 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.
YEX 837-1 GT 1 4Runout side A, variant 1
YEX 838-1 AG 5Runout side B, variant 1
YEX 837-1 RT 2Runout side A, variant 2
YEX 838-1 GL 1 4Runout side B, variant 2
YEX 837-1Run-out side A, stamped
YEX 838-1Run-out side B, stamped
YEX 837 - 1 : G G L 3Side 1 matrix variant 1.
YEX 838 - 1 G G P 2Side 2 matrix variant 1.
YEX 837-1Runout side A, stamped
YEX 838-1Runout side B, stamped
YEX 837Label A
YEX 838Label B
YEX 837-1Runout side A, stamped
YEX 838-1Runout side B, stamped
YEX 837Label A
YEX 838Label B
YEX 837-1 3 TMRunout, side A
YEX 838-1 1 TMRunout, side B
YEX.837Label, side A
YEX.838Label, side B
YEX 837-1 TG 1Runout side A
YEX 838-1 LA 4 4Runout side B
YEX.837Label side A
YEX.838Label side 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 | Argentina | Apple Records PMC 9502First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Argentina | Apple Records SLDS-2197First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Argentina | Apple Records SLDS-2197First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1971 | Australia | Apple Records PAS 10003First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Australia | Apple Records PAS 10003First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Australia | Apple Records PAS-10003First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Australia | Apple Records PAS-10003First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Australia | Apple Records PAS 10003 / Apple Records PAS-10003First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Australia | Apple Records PAS 10003 / Apple Records PAS-10003First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Brazil | Apple Records BTX 1015 / Apple Records BTX-1015First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | Brazil | Apple Records SBTX-1015First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Brazil | Apple Records SBTX-1015 / Apple Records BTX 1015First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1971 | Canada | Apple Records SMAS-3375First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Apple Records SMAS-3375First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1971 | Canada | Apple Records SMAS-3375First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | MPL JC 36479 / Columbia JC 36479LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Canada | MPL WJC 36479 / Columbia JC 36479LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 36479 / MPL JC 36479LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 36479 / MPL JC 36479LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 36479 / MPL JC 36479LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | UK | Apple Records PAS 10003 / Apple Records 1E 064 ◦ 04810LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1984 | US | Columbia PC 36479 / MPL PC 36479LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | US | Columbia PC 36479 / MPL PC 36479LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | US | Columbia PC 36479 / MPL PC 36479LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1985 | Brazil | Apple Records 31C 066 04810D / Apple Records BTX 1015LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Brazil | Apple Records 04810LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1985 | Greece | Apple Records 062-1048101LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | Australia | Parlophone MID 166029 / Parlophone MID-166029LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | Italy | Apple Records 54 1048101LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | Spain | Odeon 056 1048 101LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Russia | Santa Records П93-00599.00LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Worldwide | MPL HRM-33451-01 / Hear Music HRM-33451-01LP, Album, Reissue, LP, All Media, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, LP, All Media, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2012 | Worldwide | MPL HRM-33452-01 / Hear Music HRM-33452-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Limited, Numbered | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Numbered, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Limited, Numbered |
| 2017 | Japan | MPL PDJT1004LP, Album, Limited Edition, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited |
| 2017 | Europe | MPL 0602557567656 / Capitol Records 0602557567656LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2017 | Worldwide | MPL 0602557567656 / Capitol Records 0602557567656LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Japan | Capitol Records UIJY-75074 / MPL UIJY-75074LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Europe | MPL 0602557567656 / Capitol Records 0602557567656LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2021 | Worldwide | MPL 00 8880 723 345-1 9 / Capitol Records 00 8880 723 345-1 9LP, Album, Reissue, LP, All Media, Reissue, Remastered, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, LP, All Media, Reissue, Remastered, Repress |
| 2021 | Worldwide | MPL 3557723 / Capitol Records 3557723LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Argentina | Apple Records 51 1048101 / Apple Records 5321LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records SMAS-3375LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Columbia WJC 36479LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records SMAS-3375LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records SMAS3375LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Canada | Apple Records SMAS-3375LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Colombia | Odeon 111148LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Apple Records 1C 038-15 7771 1 / Parlophone 1C 038-15 7771 1Album, LP, Repress | Album, LP, Repress |
| ? | France | Apple Records 2 C066-04810 / Apple Records 2C 066-04.810LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Apple Records 2 C066-04810 / Apple Records 2C 066-04.810LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Apple Records 2 C066-04810 / Apple Records 2C 066-04.810LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Apple Records 2 C064-04810 / Apple Records 2 C064 - 04.810LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Apple Records 1 C 072-04 810LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Apple Records 1C 072-04810LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Apple Records 1 C 072-04 810 / Apple Records 1C 038-1577711LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
177 vinyl pressings of Ram are listed here, from 38 countries, released between 1971 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1971, in UK, US, New Zealand, Canada and more. One of them is Apple Records PAS 10003, released May 21, 1971.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PAS 10003, SMAS-3375, SMAS 3375, MAS 3375) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YEX 837-1 GT 1 4 and YEX 838-1 AG 5. 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.
