US
1969- Label and catalog number
- AVCO Embassy AVE 33003
- Format
- LP, Album · Gatefold
- Runout / matrix
AVE-003 A-1 RRunout side A, stamped
AVE-003 B-1 RRunout side B, stamped
AVE-003 ALabel side A
AVE-003 BLabel side B
Vinyl pressings
by Marty Gold · 1969
Moog Plays The Beatles 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.
4 pressings came out in 1969, the album's first year, in 3 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.
AVE-003 A-1 RRunout side A, stamped
AVE-003 B-1 RRunout side B, stamped
AVE-003 ALabel side A
AVE-003 BLabel side B
AVE-003A-2 Bell Sound I 1 + AISide A runout; stamped
AVE-003B-2 Bell Sound I A1Side B runout; stamped
AVE003ASide A label
AVE003BSide B 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Australia | AVCO Embassy SAVL 933,632 / AVCO Embassy SAVL-933632First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1969 | New Zealand | AVCO Embassy SAVL 933,632First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | AVCO Embassy AVE 33003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1969 | US | AVCO Embassy AVE 33003First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Brazil | AVCO Embassy AVLP 7001LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Canada | Avco Embassy AVE 33003LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Mexico | Tizoc TAES 33003 / Tizoc TAES-33003LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Spain | AVCO Embassy CPS 9056LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | UK | Avco Embassy 6466 001LP | LP |
| 1970 | Venezuela | Avco AVE 66002 / Vida Records LPAVE 66002LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Australia | Universal Summit SRA250 055LP | LP |
| 1973 | Japan | Avco SJET-8393LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1973 | Japan | Avco SJET-8393LP, Promo · Promo | LP, Promo · Promo |
13 vinyl pressings of Moog Plays The Beatles are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1969 and 1973.
The earliest pressings are from 1969, in US, Australia, New Zealand. One of them is AVCO Embassy AVE 33003.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use AVE 33003, SAVL 933,632) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, AVE-003 A-1 R and AVE-003 B-1 R. 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.