Vinyl pressings
by The Shadows · 1972
Apache was first pressed on vinyl in 1972. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
9 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 3 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.
7YCA 33200-1 G L KT 1A Side runout, stamped, variant 1
7YCA 33201-1 R R KT 2B Side runout, stamped, variant 1
7YCA 33200-1 C D KT 1A Side runout, stamped, variant 2
7YCA 33201-1 1.1 KT 1B Side runout, stamped, variant 2
7YCA 33200-1A Side runout, stamped
7YCA 33201-1B Side runout, stamped
7YCA.33200A Side label
7YCA.33201B Side label
7YCA 33200 - 1 KTSide A Stamped
7YCA 33201 - 1 KTSide B Stamped
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | Belgium | Columbia 4 C006 - 05213 M / Columbia 4 C 006-05213 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1972 | Belgium | Columbia 4 C 006-05213 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Belgium | Columbia 4 C 006-05213 MFirst year7", Single, Mono · Mono | 7", Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | Belgium | Columbia 4 C006 - 05213 MFirst year7", Stereo | 7", Stereo |
| 1972 | Belgium | Columbia 4 C006 - 05213 MFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1972 | Ireland | Columbia DB(I) 8958First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | Belgium | Columbia 4C 006 05213 MFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | UK | Columbia DB 8958First year7", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single | 7", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single |
| 1972 | UK | Columbia DB 8958First year7", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Maxi-Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | UK | EMI EMI 25737", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1977 | UK | EMI EMI 25737", Reissue, Single, 45 RPM | 7", Reissue, Single, 45 RPM |
| 1977 | UK | EMI EMI 25737", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | UK | EMI EMI 25737", Reissue, Single, 45 RPM | 7", Reissue, Single, 45 RPM |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | UK | EMI EMI 25737", Reissue, Single, 45 RPM | 7", Reissue, Single, 45 RPM |
14 vinyl pressings of Apache are listed here, from 3 countries, released between 1972 and 1977.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in UK, Belgium, Ireland. One of them is Columbia DB 8958, released November 24, 1972.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DB 8958, 4C 006 05213 M, 4 C006 - 05213 M, 4 C 006-05213 M) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7YCA 33200-1 G L KT 1 and 7YCA 33201-1 R R KT 2. 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.
