Vinyl pressings
by Ringo Starr · 1974
Goodnight Vienna was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. 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 1974, the album's first year, in 24 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.
2 YEX 939-3U H SW1-3417-ENG TML-SRunout side A, variant 1
4 YEX 940-3U SW2-3417-ENG TML-S RDRunout side B, variant 1
1 YEX 939-3U SW1-3417-ENG TML-S GWRunout side A, variant 2
2 YEX 940-3U 2 IIT SW2-3417-ENG TML-SRunout side B, variant 2
YEX 939-3U SW1-3417-ENG TML-S G1Runout side A
YEX 940-3U SW1-3417-ENG TML-S G1Runout side B
SW1-3417-Z3 TML-S #2 ─◁Version 1 runout A
SW-2-3417-Z4 TML-S #2 ─◁Version 1 runout B
SW 1-3417-Z7 TML M ─◁Version 2 runout A
SW2-3417-Z4 TML 1 ─◁Version 2 runout B
SW1-3417-Z1² TML-M #2 0Side A runout variant 1
SW2-3417-Z1² #3 0Side B runout variant 1
SW1-3417-Z2 TML-S #1 0Side A runout variant 2
SW2-3417-Z1 #1 0Side B runout variant 2
SW1-3417-Z8• TML-S Z8 2 ✲Runout A, variant 1
SW2-3417-Z7• TML-S 3 ✲ 2Runout B, variant 1
SW1-3417-Z7• TML-M • 1 ✲Runout A, variant 2
SW2-3417-Z7• TML 1 ✲ 2Runout B, variant 2
PCS 7168AEtched A
PCS 7168BEtched B
YEX.939Label A
YEX.940Label 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Apple Records PASA.7168First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Brazil | Apple Records SBTL-1032First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Apple Records SW-3417First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Apple Records SW-3417First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Colombia | Odeon 11344First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | Apple Records 2C066 05762First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | Apple Records 2 C066-05762 / Apple Records 2C066 05762First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Germany | Apple Records 1 C 062-05 762 / Apple Records 1 C062-05 762First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Greece | Apple Records PCS 7168First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Guatemala | Apple Records 336First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Israel | Parlophone PCS 7168First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Italy | Apple Records 3 C 064-05762 / Apple Records 3C064-05762First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Japan | Apple Records EAS 80095First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Mexico | Apple Records SLEM-553First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Mozambique | Chrysalis PCSJ(L)7168First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records SN-16219LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Italy | Apple Records 54 1057621LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | Russia | Santa Records П93-00663.64LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | UK & Europe | Capitol Records 00602567007401 / Apple Records 00602567007401LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Worldwide | Apple Records 602488524810 / Capitol Records 602488524810LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Europe | Parlophone 1C 064 10 5762 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Singapore, Malaysia & Hong Kong | Apple Records PCS 7168 / Apple Records 0C 062 ◦ 05762LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | South Korea | Not On Label 70059LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| ? | Spain | Apple Records 056 10 5762 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
46 vinyl pressings of Goodnight Vienna are listed here, from 33 countries, released between 1974 and 2025.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in UK, US, New Zealand, Japan and more. One of them is Apple Records PCS 7168, released November 15, 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PCS 7168, SW-3417, EAS-80095, PASA.7168) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 2 YEX 939-3U H SW1-3417-ENG TML-S and 4 YEX 940-3U SW2-3417-ENG TML-S RD. 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.
