Vinyl pressings
by Ringo Starr · 1975
Blast From Your Past was first pressed on vinyl in 1975. 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 1975, the album's first year, in 12 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.
SW1 3422 F1 #6 kp · ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side A, variant 1
SW2 3422 F1 #6 kp · ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side B, variant 1
SW-1-3422-F3 #3 kp · ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout side A, variant 2
SW-2-3422-F2 #3 · ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOL kpRunout side B, variant 2
1-3422-F-12. 2 ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout A [Var. 1]
2-3422-F-6. 1 ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout B [Var. 1]
1-3422-F-5. 1 ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout A [Var. 2]
2-3422-F-3. 3 ✲ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout B [Var. 2]
SW1 3422 F1 #3 KP MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0Variant 1: Runout side A
SW2 3422 F.9 #2 KP MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0Variant 1: Runout side B
SW1 3422 F8 #3 KP MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0Variant 2: Runout side A
SW2 3422 F1 #2 KP MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0Variant 2: Runout side B
YEX 951-1 BLAIR'SRunout, A-side, variant 1
YEX 952-1Runout, B-side, variant 1
YEX 951-1 BLAIR'S RL 1Runout, A-side, variant 2
YEX 952-1 M G 1Runout, B-side, variant 2
06 008 A-1Runout side A
06 008B-1Runout 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Argentina | Apple Records 9156First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Argentina | Apple Records 9156First yearLP, Compilation, Promo · Promo | LP, Compilation, Promo · Promo |
| 1975 | Australia | Apple Records PCTC 7170First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Brazil | Apple Records SBTL 1037First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Italy | Apple Records 3 C 064-06008 / Apple Records 3C 064 - 06008First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Mexico | Apple Records SLEM-637First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | New Zealand | Apple Records PCS 7170First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | US | Apple Records SW-3422First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Apple Records SW-3422First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | US | Apple Records SW-3422First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1975 | Taiwan | Holy Hawk Record Co. Ltd. HH-6086LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1975 | Germany | Apple Records 1 C 062-06 008First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1975 | Peru | Apple Records ELD-02.08.388First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1975 | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Apple Records PCS 7170 / Apple Records 0C 062 ◦ 06008First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1975 | South Africa | Parlophone PCSJ(D) 7170First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | Capitol Records SN-16236LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records SN-16236LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records SN-16236LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1981 | Spain | Music For Pleasure 10 C 046-006008LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | Capitol Records SN-16236LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1981 | UK | Music For Pleasure MFP 50524LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Mexico | Apple Records SLEM-637LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1986 | Argentina | EMI PCS 7170 / EMI 58072LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Germany | Parlophone 064-74 6663 1LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Germany | Apple Records 1C 064-06 008 / EMI Electrola 1C 064-06 008LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Portugal | Apple Records 8E 064-06 008LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| ? | Taiwan | Union TD-1692LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
38 vinyl pressings of Blast From Your Past are listed here, from 22 countries, released between 1975 and 1986.
The earliest pressings are from 1975, in US, UK, Germany, Peru and more. One of them is Apple Records SW-3422, released November 20, 1975.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SW-3422, PCS 7170, 1 C 062-06 008, ELD-02.08.388) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SW1 3422 F1 #6 kp · ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOL and SW2 3422 F1 #6 kp · ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOL. 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.
