Vinyl pressings
by Ringo Starr · 1974
Only You 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.
49 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 26 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.
5C006- 05764 A//HM 23875-1-Y. 2 1 1Side A runout
5C006- 05764 B//HM 23876-1-Y. 2 1 1Side B runout
5C 006-05764-ASide A label
5C 006-05764-BSide B label
S45-48934-Z6 TML-S ✲ 2Side A variant 1
S45-48935-Z14 ✲ 2Side B variant 1
S45-48934-Z6 •• TML TML-S 1 ✲ 2Side A variant 2
S45-48935-Z13 • 2 ✲Side B variant 2
S45-48934-Z12 TML-M 1876 12 0Side A runout etched version 1
S45-48935-Z9 TML-M 1876 #2 0Side B runout etched version 1
S45 48934-Z2 TML-M 1876 #4 0Side A runout etched version 2
S45-48935-Z10 TML-S 1876 #1 Subm. 0Side B runout etched version 2
S45-48934-Z3 TLM-M #4 ─◁Side A runout
S45-48935-Z11 TLM-M · ─◁Side B runout
S45-48934Side A label matrix
S45-48935Side B label matrix
7YCE 21753 3 PT 1A-side stamped, variant 1
7YCE 21754-1U 1 DO S45-48935-213 ✲B-side stamped then etched, variant 1
7YCE 21753 3 PA 2A-side stamped, variant 2
7YCE 21754-1U 7 1 RH S45-48935-213 ✲B-side stamped then etched, variant 2
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 | Belgium | Apple Records 4 C 006-05764 / Apple Records 006-05764First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1974 | Brazil | Apple Records S-7 BT-79First year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | Apple Records 1876First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Colombia | Odeon 46593First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Finland | Apple Records 5 E 006-05764First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | France | Apple Records 2C 004 05764 / Apple Records 2C004 05764First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Germany | Apple Records 1 C 006-05 764 / EMI Electrola 1 C 006-05 764First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Greece | Apple Records R-6000First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Guatemala | EMI 454First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Guatemala | EMI 454First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Italy | Apple Records 3 C006-05764 / Apple Records 3C006-05764First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Italy | Apple Records 3C 000 05764First year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox, Stereo |
| 1974 | Mexico | Apple Records 7665First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | Mexico | Apple Records 7665First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1974 | New Zealand | Apple Records NZP.3488First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1983 | US | Capitol Records 18767", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Barbados | EMI R 60007", Single | 7", Single |
60 vinyl pressings of Only You are listed here, from 31 countries, released between 1974 and 1983.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in Netherlands, US, UK, Angola and more. One of them is Apple Records 5C 006-05764, released November 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5C 006-05764, 1876, R 6000, P-1876) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 5C006- 05764 A//HM 23875-1-Y. 2 1 1 and 5C006- 05764 B//HM 23876-1-Y. 2 1 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.
