Vinyl pressings
by Wings · 1973
Red Rose Speedway 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.
46 pressings came out in 1973, the album's first year, in 26 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.
YEX 903-4A Side runout, variant 1
YEX 904-3B Side runout, variant 1
YEX 903-3A Side runout, variant 2
YEX 904-3B Side runout, variant 2
YEX-903 4 CV 1Side A runout, variant 1
YEX-904 3 2 RAGSide B runout, variant 1
YEX-903 4 H 1Side A runout, variant 2
YEX-904 3 RDMSide B runout, variant 2
yex 903-3
yex 904-3
SMAL-1-3409 #5 Z9 STERLING ─◃Runout A, variation 1
SMAL-2-3409 Z1 #6 ─◃ STERLING 2 LHRunout B, variation 1
SMAL-1-3409 #4 Z9 ─◃ STERLINGRunout A, variation 2
SMAL-2-3409 Z2 ─◃ STERLING LH 3Runout B, variation 2
SMAL 1-3409 Z5 #2 STERLING 2 LH 0Runout A side, var 1
SMAL-2-3409 Z5 #3 STERLING 2 LH 0Runout B side, var 1
SMAL 1-3409 Z5 #2 STERLING 2 LH 0Runout A side, var 2
SMAL-2-3409 Z6 #1 STERLING 3 LH 0Runout B side, var 2
SMAL-1-3409 23 STERLING LHRunout A, Variant 1
SMAL-2-3409 23 * STERLING LHRunout B, Variant 1
SMAL- 1 - 3409 Z4 1 * STERLING LH 3Runout A, Variant 2
SMAL -2- 3409 Z#S3 1 * STERLING LH 2Runout B, Variant 2
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 | Argentina | EMI 5156First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Argentina | Apple Records P.M.C. 9504First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Argentina | Apple Records 64035First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Argentina | EMI 5156First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | Australia | Apple Records PCTC 251First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Australia | Apple Records PCTC 251First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Barbados | EMI PCTC 251First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Brazil | Apple Records SBTX 1025First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Canada | Apple Records SMAL-3409First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Colombia | Apple Records 11252First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | Apple Records 1C 062-05311 / Apple Records 2C 066-05.311First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Apple Records 1C 072-05311LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Apple Records 1 C 062-05311 / Apple Records 1 C 062-05 311First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Apple Records PCTC 251 / Apple Records 1C 062-05 311First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Apple Records 1 C 062-05311 / Apple Records PCTC 251First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Mexico | Apple Records SLEM-470LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 36481 / MPL JC 36481LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 36481 / MPL JC 36481LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 36481 / MPL JC 36481LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Canada | Columbia JC 36481 / MPL JC 36481LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | Australia & New Zealand | Parlophone MID.166027LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1987 | UK | Fame FA 3193LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | UK | Fame FA 3193 / MPL FA 3193LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1989 | Spain | EMI 056 00531 1 / EMI 056-1053111LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Brazil | Apple Records 05311LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1994 | Russia | Santa Records П93-00657.58LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Japan | Capitol Records UIJY-75104/5LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2018 | Europe | Universal Music Group 00602567721130 / MPL 00602567721130LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited |
| 2018 | Europe | MPL 00602567731184 / Universal Music Group 00602567731184LP, Album, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo | LP, Album, Remastered, Special Edition, Stereo |
| 2018 | Japan | Capitol Records UIJY-75102/3LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Remastered · Limited |
| 2018 | US | MPL B0028658-01 / Capitol Records B0028658-01LP, Album, Reissue, Special Edition | LP, Album, Reissue, Special Edition |
| 2018 | US | MPL B0028639-01 / UMe B0028639-01LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Worldwide | UMe 00602448583246 / MPL 00602448583246LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Reissue, Remastered |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Brazil | Apple Records 31C 066 05311D / Apple Records SBTX-1025LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Apple Records 1C038-1 57775 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Apple Records 1C038-1 57775 1 / Apple Records 1C072-05311LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Apple Records 1C 072-05311 D / Apple Records 1 C 072-05 311LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Apple Records 3C 064 - 05311 / Apple Records 54 1053111LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Netherlands | Apple Records 5C 062-05311 / Apple Records 1C 072-05311LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Netherlands | Apple Records 1C 072-05311 / MPL 1C 072-05311LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Parlophone PCTC 251LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | New Zealand | Parlophone PCTC 251LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | New Zealand | Apple Records PCTC 251 / Apple Records PCTC.251LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | New Zealand | Apple Records PCTC 251 / Apple Records PCTC.251LP, Album, Misprint | LP, Album, Misprint |
| ? | UK | MPL PCTC 251 / MPL 0C 066 5311LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Parlophone PCTC 251LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | UK | MPL PCTC 251 / MPL 0C 066 5311LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | UK | MPL PCTC 251 / MPL 0C 066 5311LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
95 vinyl pressings of Red Rose Speedway are listed here, from 34 countries, released between 1973 and 2023.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in UK, US, Chile, Greece and more. One of them is Apple Records PCTC 251, released May 4, 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PCTC 251, SMAL-3409, SMAL 3409, (S)APPLE-2020) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YEX 903-4 and YEX 904-3. 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.
