Vinyl pressings
by Matt Monro · 1965
Yesterday was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
13 pressings came out in 1965, 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.
7XCE 18320-1Runout (Stamped) Side A (Version 1)
7XCE 18321-1Runout (Stamped) Side B (Version 1)
7XCE 18320-1 PT KT 2Runout (Stamped) Side A (Version 2)
7XCE 18321-1 PA KT 5Runout (Stamped) Side B (Version 2)
LB-2166Side A Label
LB-2167Side B Label
7XCE 18320Runout side A, etched
7XCE 18321Runout side 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Parlophone A8175First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Greece | Parlophone GMSP 97First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Ireland | Parlophone R(I)5348First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Jamaica | Parlophone R 5348 / Parlophone 7XCE 18320 4First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Netherlands | Parlophone R 5348First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Norway | Parlophone R 5348First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | Philippines | Parlophone R 5348First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | South Africa | Parlophone 45-SPD 368First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1965 | Sweden | Parlophone R 5348First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1965 | UK | Parlophone R 5348First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Liberty 55847First year7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo · Promo |
| 1965 | US | Liberty 55847First year7" | 7" |
| 1965 | UK | Parlophone R 5348First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records 723207", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Lebanon | Parlophone MOL 17", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Pakistan | Parlophone R 53487", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
16 vinyl pressings of Yesterday are listed here, from 14 countries.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in UK, US, Australia, Greece and more. One of them is Parlophone R 5348, released October 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R 5348, 55847, A8175, GMSP 97) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCE 18320-1 and 7XCE 18321-1. 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.
