Vinyl pressings
by Trash · 1969
Road To Nowhere was first pressed on vinyl in 1969. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
16 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 12 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 6A-1 G KTRunout A-side stamped variant 1
APPLE 6 B-1 A KT 1Runout B-side stamped variant 1
APPLE 6A-1 A KT 1Runout A-side stamped variant 2
APPLE 6 B-1 R KT 1Runout B-side stamped variant 2
45-46753-H-8 • 1 ✲Side A
45-46729-H-8 • 1 ✲Side B
45-X46753Side A, label
45-X46729Side B, label
(Side A, label): 45-X46753
(Side B, label): 45-X46729
(Side A): 46753-F-2· (What looks like a Z) ✲
(Side B): 46729-F-1· (What looks like a Z) ✲
45-PRO-4671-F1. ✲Etched A
45-PRO-4672-F1. ✲Etched B
X46728Label A
X46753Label B
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Argentina | Apple Records 1098First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Canada | Apple Records 1804First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | France | Apple Records APPLE 6 / Apple Records 2C 006-90020First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Germany | Apple Records 1C 006-90 020First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1969 | Italy | Apple Records APPLE 6First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Japan | Apple Records AR-2231First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Portugal | Apple Records N-38-4 / Alvorada N-38-4First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Sweden | Apple Records APPLE 6First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | UK | Apple Records APPLE 67", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1969 | US | Apple Records 1804First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1969 | US | Apple Records PRO-4671 / Apple Records PRO-4672First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1969 | US | Apple Records, Inc. 1804First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1969 | Australia | Apple Records APPLE-8739First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | Netherlands | Apple Records APPLE 6First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1969 | UK | Apple Records APPLE 6First year7", Single | 7", Single |
17 vinyl pressings of Road To Nowhere are listed here, from 12 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in UK, US, Australia, Netherlands and more. One of them is Apple Records APPLE 6, released January 24, 1969.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use APPLE 6, 1804, PRO-4671, APPLE-8739) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, APPLE 6A-1 G KT and APPLE 6 B-1 A 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.
