Vinyl pressings
by The Black Dyke Mills Band · 1968
Thingumybob 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.
12 pressings came out in 1968, the album's first year, in 11 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.
1003-1-A APPLE 4A-1 T KTRunout A (1003-1-A etched out) stamped, variant 1
1003-1 APPLE 4B-1 GD KTRunout B (1003-1 etched out) stamped, variant 1
1003-1-A APPLE 4A-1 A KT 1Runout A (1003-1-A etched out) stamped, variant 2
1003-1 APPLE 4B-1 H KT 1Runout B (1003-1-etched out) stamped, variant 2
X46415A label matrix
X46414B label matrix
APPLE-4A
APPLE-4B
45X46414-P3A side runout (etched)
45X46415-P3B side runout (etched)
X46414A side label
X46415B side label
7 XBE 50 156-1A
7 XBE 50 157-1B
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 | Brazil | Apple Records APPLE-4First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Canada | Apple Records 1800First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Denmark | Apple Records APPLE 4First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Germany | Apple Records O 23 927First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Italy | Apple Records APPLE 4First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | Japan | Apple Records AR-2169First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1968 | Japan | Apple Records AR-2169First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Netherlands | Apple Records APPLE 4 / Parlophone APPLE 4First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | Portugal | Apple Records N-38-2 / Alvorada N-38-2First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | South Africa | Apple Records AP.3First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1968 | US | Apple Records 1800First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1968 | UK | Apple Records APPLE 4First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Italy | Apple Records 3C 006-90486 M / Apple Records APPLE 47", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1969 | Mexico | Apple Records 63917", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | US | Apple Records 18007", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records 18007", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
16 vinyl pressings of Thingumybob are listed here, from 12 countries, released between 1968 and 1971.
The earliest pressings are from 1968, in UK, US, Brazil, Canada and more. One of them is Apple Records APPLE 4, released August 31, 1968.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use APPLE 4, 1800, APPLE-4, O 23 927) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1003-1-A APPLE 4A-1 T KT and 1003-1 APPLE 4B-1 GD KT. 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.
