Vinyl pressings
by The Beatles · 1970
The Long And Winding Road was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
40 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 23 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.
S-45-47181Z2 #2 Bell Sound Sf Phil + RonnieRunout A variant 1
S-45-47182-Z1 #3 Bell Sound Sf Phil + RonnieRunout B variant 1
S-45-47181Z1 #2 Bell Sound Sf Phil + RonnieRunout A variant 2
S-45-47182-Z1 Bell Sound Sf Phil + RonnieRunout B variant 2
S-45-47181Z9 1Side A [Inscribed]
S-45-47182Z9 1Side B [Inscribed]
Bell Sound SfSide A & B [Mastering Stamp]
Phil + RonnieSide A & B [Inscribed]
Phil + Ronnie S-45-47181 Z3 #2 IAM Bell Sound SfSide A variant 1
Phil + Ronnie S-45-47182 Z4 #4 Bell Sound Sf IAMSide B variant 1
Phil + Ronnie S-45-47181 Z3 #3 IAM Bell Sound SfSide A variant 2
Phil + Ronnie S-45-47182 Z2 #1 Bell Sound Sf IAMSide B variant 2
S45-X47181Label A
S45-X47182Label B
S-45-47181 Z8 2832 Bell Sound Sf 0 Phil + RonnieSide A runout
S-45-47182 Z8 2832 #3 Bell Sound Sf 0 Phil + RonnieSide B runout
S-45-47181-Z6Runout A, variant 1
S-45-47182-Z6Runout B, variant 1
S-45-4781 Z7 2832#3 Bell Sound sf 0 Phil + RonnieRunout A, variant 2
S-45-4782 Z6 2832#4 Bell Sound sf Phil + Ronnie 0Runout B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Argentina | Apple Records DTOA 8617First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Argentina | Apple Records 1849First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Argentina | Apple Records DTOA 8617First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1970 | Australia | Apple Records A-91637", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1970 | Brazil | Apple Records 7-BT-37First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Canada | Apple Records 2832First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1970 | Canada | Apple Records 2832 / Apple Records 2764First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1970 | Chile | Apple Records 1006First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Denmark | Apple Records 6E 006 04514 / Apple Records 1C 006-04 514First year7", Single, Stereo | 7", Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | Finland | Apple Records 5E 006-04514 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | France | Apple Records 2 C 006-04514 M / Apple Records 2C 006-04514 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | France | Apple Records 2C 006-04514 M / Apple Records 2832First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Germany | Apple Records 1 C 006-04 514 / Apple Records 1 C006-04 514First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1970 | Greece | Parlophone GMSP 149First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1970 | Italy | Apple Records 3C 000-04514 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Jukebox | 7", 45 RPM, Jukebox |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Parlophone A.91637", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| 1983 | Canada | Capitol Records B-28327", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1983 | US | Capitol Records 28327", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1988 | US | Capitol Records 28327", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | US | Capitol Records S7-18898 / CEMA Special Markets S7-188987", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records 28327", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Europe | Parlophone 1C 006-04 514 / EMI 1C 006-04 5147", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Europe | Apple Records 20 4705 77", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | France | Apple Records 2832 / Apple Records 2 C 006-04514 M7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Germany | Apple Records 1C 006-04 5147", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| ? | Philippines | Apple Records PAL-609387", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Russia | буд кон Д60 4227Flexi-disc, 6", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono | Flexi-disc, 6", 45 RPM, Single Sided, Unofficial Release, Mono · Unofficial, Mono |
| ? | Spain | Odeon 1 J 006-04.514 M7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Spain | Odeon 1J 006-04.5147", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | US | Apple Records 28327", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
73 vinyl pressings of The Long And Winding Road are listed here, from 25 countries, released between 1970 and 1996.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in US, Australia, Spain, Japan and more. One of them is Apple Records 2832, released May 11, 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 2832, A-9163, 1 J 006-04.514 M, AR-2611) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, S-45-47181Z2 #2 Bell Sound Sf Phil + Ronnie and S-45-47182-Z1 #3 Bell Sound Sf Phil + Ronnie. 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.
