Vinyl pressings
by Roger Miller · 1968
Little Green Apples was first pressed on vinyl in 1968. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 10 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.
41077 1 MRRunout, Side A, Etched Variant 1
39470 2 MRRunout, Side B, Etched Variant 1
41077 3 MRRunout, Side A, Etched Variant 2
39470 2 MRRunout, Side B, Etched Variant 2
41077 2 A RSide A runout
39470 1 -A2 RSide B runout
2-41077Side A Label
1-39470Side B Label
127334 1F1▽ 420 1 1Stamped side A variant 1
127334 2F1▽ 420 1 1Stamped side B variant 1
127334 1F1▽ 420 1 1 9Stamped side A variant 2
127334 2F1▽ 420 1 2 1Stamped side B variant 2
127334 1F//2 420 1 1 2Stamped Side A
127334 2F∇1 420 1 13Stamped Side B
127334 1F//2 420 1 1 2Stamped, side A
127334 2F//2∇420 1 12Stamped, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Australia | Philips BF-371First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Smash Records S. 2148First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | France | Mercury 127 334 MCFFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Ireland | Mercury EMF.1021First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Mercury 127 334 MCFFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1968 | New Zealand | Mercury MCF-127334First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Norway | Mercury 127 334 MCFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | Spain | Mercury 127 334 MCFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | Mercury MF 1021 / Mercury 127 334 MCFFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | Mercury MF1021First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | Mercury MF 1021First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | Mercury MF 1021First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | UK | Mercury MF 1021First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1968 | US | Smash Records S-2148First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1968 | US | Smash Records S-2148First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | Mercury MF10217", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Mercury MF 1021 / Mercury 127 334 MCF7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Mercury MF10217", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
19 vinyl pressings of Little Green Apples are listed here, from 10 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Smash Records S-2148.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use S-2148, MF 1021, MF1021, BF-371) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 41077 1 MR and 39470 2 MR. 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.
