Vinyl pressings
by Yoko Ono · 1973
Feeling The Space 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.
10 pressings came out in 1973, 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.
SW1 3412 F1#2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wly 0Runout Side A variation 1
SW2 3412 F1#3 MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0 WlyRunout Side B variation 1
1-3412-F-6. 1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL WlyRunout Side A variation 2
2-3412-F-6. 1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL WlyRunout Side B variation 2
SW-1-3412-F5 –––◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOL WlyA side runout
SW-2-3412-F5 MASTERED BY CAPITOL –––◁ WlyB side runout
SW 1-3412Label A
SW 2-3412Label B
1-3412--F6.. 2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL * WlyRunout Side A variation 1
2-3412-F6. 1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL * WlyRunout Side B variation 1
1-3412-F-6. 1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL * WlyRunout Side A variation 2
2-3412-F-6. 1 MASTERED BY CAPITOL * WlyRunout Side B variation 2
SAPCOR 26 A-1U A 1Stamped A
SAPCOR 26 B-1U R 1Stamped B
SAPCOR.26ALabel A
SAPCOR.26BLabel B
SAPCOR 26 A-1U G 1Stamped A
SAPCOR 26 B-1U G 1Stamped B
SAPCOR.26ALabel A
SAPCOR.26BLabel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1973 | Canada | Apple Records SW-3412First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | France | Apple Records 2C 064 - 94963First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Germany | Apple Records 1C 062-94 963 / Emi Electrola 1C 062-94 963First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Apple Records EAP-80921First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | UK | Apple Records SAPCOR 26First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Apple Records SW-3412First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Apple Records EAP-80921First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| 1973 | US | Apple Records SW-3412First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | US | Apple Records SW-3412First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1973 | UK | Apple Records SAPCOR 26First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Yugoslavia | Jugoton LSAP-70586 / Apple Records LSAP-70586LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | US | Secretly Canadian SC284 / Chimera Music CHIM23LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2017 | USA & Europe | Secretly Canadian SC284 / Chimera Music CHIM23LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Japan | Sony Records Int'l SIJP 53LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition · Limited, Colored vinyl |
14 vinyl pressings of Feeling The Space are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1973 and 2017.
The earliest pressings are from 1973, in US, UK, Canada, France and more. One of them is Apple Records SW-3412, released November 2, 1973.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SW-3412, SAPCOR 26, 2C 064 - 94963, 1C 062-94 963) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SW1 3412 F1#2 MASTERED BY CAPITOL Wly 0 and SW2 3412 F1#3 MASTERED BY CAPITOL 0 Wly. 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.
