Vinyl pressings
by Tom Scott · 1981
Apple Juice was first pressed on vinyl in 1981. 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 1981, 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.
1T PAL37419-1F(Variant 1) Side A etched runout
1T PBL37419-1E(Variant 1) Side B etched runout
T1 PAL37419-1E(Variant 2) Side A etched runout
1T PBL37419-1E C3(Variant 2) Side B etched runout, except "C3" stamped
1S PAL37419-1K o kdisc AVariant 1 side A runout
1S PBL37419-1A o kdisc AVariant 1 side B runout
1S PAL37419-1A o kdisc 7Variant 2 side A runout
1S PBL37419-1B kdisc A3Variant 2 side B runout
P kdisc PAL37419-1GRunout Side A, etched [P & kdisc, stamped]
P kdisc PBL37419-1DRunout Side A, etched [P & kdisc, stamped]
AL 37419Side A label
BL 37419Side B label
PAL37419-1GSide A etched runout
(no etch on Side B)(no etch on Side B)
kdiscBoth sides stamped runout
AL 37419Side A label
MX 200214 SBP 237685-1Side A label etched
MX 200214 SBP 237685-2Side B label etched
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Australia | CBS SBP 237685First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Europe | CBS CBS 85195 / CBS 85195First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Japan | CBS/Sony 25AP 2101First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | Philippines | CBS/Sony Masterworks LP 1539 / CBS/Sony Masterworks LP-1539First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1981 | US | Columbia FC 37419First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Columbia FC 37419First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Columbia FC 37419First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | US | Columbia FC 37419First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1981 | Canada | Columbia FC 37419First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1987 | South Korea | Jigu Records Corporation KJPL-0558LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Netherlands | CBS CBS 85195 / CBS FC 37419LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
11 vinyl pressings of Apple Juice are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1981 and 1987.
The earliest pressings are from 1981, in US, Canada, Australia, Europe and more. One of them is Columbia FC 37419.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use FC 37419, SBP 237685, CBS 85195, 25AP 2101) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 1T PAL37419-1F and 1T PBL37419-1E. 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.
