Vinyl pressings
by Ringo Starr · 1973
Photograph was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
56 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 31 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.
7YCE 21732-3USide A runout, variant 1
7YCE 21733-1USide B runout, variant 1
7YCE 21732-2̶3U R T 2Side A runout, variant 2
7YCE 21733-2U Q 1Side B runout, variant 2
7YCE 21732-2⃥3USide A runout, stamped
7YCE 21733-1USide B runout, stamped
(7YCE 21732)Side A label
(7YCE 21733)Side B label
7YCE-21732Side A runout, stamped
7YCE-21733Side B runout, stamped
(7YCE 21732)Side A label
(7YCE 21733)Side B label
7YCE 21732
7YCE 21733
7YCE 21732- ̷2̷ 3-U RO 2Runout side A variant 1
7YCE 21733-1U RA 1Runout side B variant 1
7YCE 21732- ̷2̷ 3U GG 3Runout side A variant 2
7YCE 21733-1U RR 2Runout side B variant 2
7YCE 21732Label
7YCE 21733Label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Unknown | Apple Records R 5992 / Apple Records R.5992First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Argentina | Apple Records 1888First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Argentina | Apple Records 1888First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Argentina | Apple Records 1888First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Australia | Apple Records A 10360First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Barbados | Apple Records R 5992First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Canada | Capitol Records 1865First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Chile | Apple Records 1024First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Colombia | Odeon 46484First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1973 | France | Apple Records 2 C 008-05 482 / Apple Records 2C 008 - 05.482First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | France | Apple Records 2C006-05482First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Card Backed · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Card Backed · Colored vinyl |
| 1973 | Germany | Apple Records 1 C 006-05 482First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Apple Records 1 C 006-05 482First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | Greece | Apple Records R 5992First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | India | Apple Records R.5992First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Parlophone A 103607", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1983 | US | Capitol Records 18657", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1988 | US | Capitol Records 18657", Reissue, Single | 7", Reissue, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Apple Records A-103607", 45 RPM, Repress, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Belgium | Apple Records 4 C 006-05482 / Apple Records 4 C006-054827", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Belgium | Apple Records 4 C 006-05482 / Apple Records 4 C006-054827", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
69 vinyl pressings of Photograph are listed here, from 33 countries, released between 1973 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in UK, US, Canada, Japan and more. One of them is Apple Records R 5992, released October 12, 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R 5992, 1865, P-1865, EAR-10462) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7YCE 21732-3U and 7YCE 21733-1U. 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.
