Vinyl pressings
by Bobby Vee · 1967
Beautiful People was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. 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 1967, the album's first year, in 7 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.
LB-2497 Nashville Matrix 5Runout, Side A, etched
LB-2498 Nashville Matrix 5Runout, Side B, etched
LB-2497Label, Side A
LB-2498Label, Side B
LB-2497Runout, Side A, Etched
LB-2498Runout, Side B, Etched
LB-2497A-side label
LB-2498B-side label
X-5373 56009 LB-2497A-side runout
LB-2498 Re ② X-5374 56009B-side runout
LB-2497A-side label
LB-2498B-side label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Liberty LYK-2070First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Canada | Liberty 56009First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | France | Liberty LIF 56009 FFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Greece | Liberty LIB 13013 GFirst year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | Japan | Liberty LR-1845First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | UK | Liberty LBF 15042First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1967 | US | Liberty 56009First year7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo, Styrene · Promo |
| 1967 | US | Liberty 56009First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | US | Liberty 56009First year7", 45 RPM, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Styrene |
| 1967 | US | Liberty 56009First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
10 vinyl pressings of Beautiful People are listed here, from 7 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Liberty 56009, released October 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 56009, LBF 15042, LYK-2070, LIF 56009 F) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, LB-2497 Nashville Matrix 5 and LB-2498 Nashville Matrix 5. 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.
