Vinyl pressings
by Wings · 1973
Mrs. Vandebilt was first pressed on vinyl in 1973. 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 1973, 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.
5C006-05529-A//21475-1-Y-9Runout etched side A
5C006-05529-B//21476-1-Y-9Runout etched side B
5C 006-05529-ALabel side A
5C 006-05529-BLabel side B
05 529 A-1Runout, side A, machine stamped
05 529 B-1Runout, side B, machine stamped
C 006 - 05529 - ᴃ ASide A Etched
C 006 - 05529 . B ⒶSide B Etched
7YCE 21740Side A
7YCE 21741Side B
NZP 3466 ASide A Etched
NZP 3466 BSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Angola | Apple Records 8E 00605529FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Australia | Apple Records A--10424First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | Belgium | Apple Records 4 C006-05529 / Apple Records 4 C 006-05529First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Denmark | Apple Records 6C 006-05529First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Germany | Apple Records 1C 006-05 529First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1973 | Netherlands | Apple Records 5C 006-05529First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | New Zealand | Apple Records NZP.3466First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Norway | Apple Records 7C 006-05529First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Peru | Apple Records 01.08.333First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Portugal | Apple Records 8E 006 05529 FFirst year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1973 | Turkey | Apple Records LA 4346First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1973 | Germany | Apple Records 1C 006-05 529 / EMI Electrola 1 C 006-05 529First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Finland | Apple Records 5E006-055297", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Misprint |
| 1974 | France | Apple Records 2C 008-055297", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Italy | Apple Records 3C 006-055297", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
21 vinyl pressings of Mrs. Vandebilt are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1973 and 1975.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in Netherlands, Germany, Angola, Belgium and more. One of them is Apple Records 5C 006-05529.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5C 006-05529, 1C 006-05 529, 8E 00605529F, 4 C006-05529) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 5C006-05529-A//21475-1-Y-9 and 5C006-05529-B//21476-1-Y-9. 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.
