Vinyl pressings
by The Sundown Playboys · 1972
Saturday Nite Special 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.
14 pressings came out in 1972, the album's first year, in 6 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.
APPLE 44 A 1-U V KT 1Stamped A-side runout, variant 1
APPLE 44 B 1-U V KT 1Stamped B-side runout, variant 1
APPLE.44ALabel A
APPLE.44BLabel B
APPLE 44 A 1-UStamped A
APPLE 44 B 1-UStamped B
APPLE.44ALabel A
APPLE.44BLabel B
APPLE 44 A 1-UStamped A
APPLE 44 B 1-UStamped B
APPLE.44ALabel A
APPLE.44BLabel B
APPLE 78 44 A-1UA side
APPLE 78 44 B-1UB Side
45X-47904 Z6• 1 Bell Sound sf ✲Side A
45X-47905 Z6• 1 Bell Sound sf ✲Side B
45-X47904Side A, label
45-X47905Side B, label
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 | Canada | Apple Records 1852First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | New Zealand | Apple Records APPLE.44First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1972 | Norway | Apple Records 7E006 94051 / Apple Records 7E006 94051First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | UK | Apple Records Apple 44First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono, Promo · Promo, Mono |
| 1972 | UK | Apple Records APPLE 44 / Apple Records Apple 44First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | UK | Apple Records APPLE 44First year10", 78 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 10", 78 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1972 | UK | Apple Records APPLE 44 / Apple Records Apple 44First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | UK | Apple Records APPLE 44 / Apple Records Apple 44First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1972 | US | Apple Records 1852First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | US | Not On Label7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 1972 | US | Swallow Records 21008First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1972 | US | Apple Records 1852First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | US | Apple Records 1852First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | US | Apple Records 1852First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1972 | Australia | Apple Records APPLE-10077First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Swallow Records 210087", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
17 vinyl pressings of Saturday Nite Special are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1972 and 2011.
The earliest pressings are from 1972, in UK, US, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Apple Records APPLE 44.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use APPLE 44, Apple 44, 1852, 21008) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, APPLE 44 A 1-U V KT 1 and APPLE 44 B 1-U V KT 1. 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.
