Vinyl pressings
by Neil Young · 1974
On The Beach was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
37 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 19 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.
R2180 31716 RE-1-1C 1TRunout side A variant 1
R2180 31717 RE-1-1C T2Runout side B variant 1
R 2180 31716 RE-1-1K T1Runout side A variant 2
R 2180 31717 RE-1-1D TRunout side B variant 2
R2180 31716 RE-1-1A SSide A runout, variant 1
R2180 31716 RE-1-1A 2Side B runout, variant 1
R2180 31716 RE-1-1A S A9 Kurt SchmiererSide A runout, variant 2
R2180 31717 RE-1-1A 2 C 5 Kurt SchmiererSide B runout, variant 2
R2180 31716 RE-1-1F PA-side runout, variant 1
P R2180 31717 RE-1-1EB-side runout, variant 1
P R2180 31716 RE-1-1FA-side runout, variant 2
P R2180 31717 RE-1-1EB-side runout, variant 2
R2180 31716 RE-1-1FVariant 1, Side A, etched
R2180 31717-RE-1-RCA-1GVariant 1, Side B, etched
R2180 31716 RE-1-1F CVariant 2, Side A, etched; C stamped
R2180 31717-RE-1-RCA-1G 1-BVariant 2, Side B etched; 1-B stamped
R2180 231716 RE-1-1FRunout side A
R2180-31717-1 TMLRunout side B
31,716Label side A
31,717Label side B
R 2180 31716 RE-1-1A 2 B4Side A runout
R 2180 31716 RE-1-1B 1 A6Side B runout
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Reprise Records R 2180First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Australia | Reprise Records R 2180First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Australia | Reprise Records R 2180First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Barbados | Reprise Records R 2180First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | Reprise Records R 2180First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Canada | Reprise Records R 2180First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | Reprise Records 54014 / Reprise Records R 2180First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | Reprise Records 54014First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | Reprise Records 54014First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | France | Reprise Records 54014First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 014 / Reprise Records R 2180First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1974 | Germany | Reprise RecordsLP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing, White Label · Test pressing |
| 1974 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 014 / Reprise Records R 2180First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1974 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 014 / Reprise Records R 2180First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1974 | Greece | Reprise Records RS 0336 / Reprise Records 0336First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | Greece | Reprise Records 54014LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1982 | Spain | Reprise Records 54014LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | South Korea | Reprise Records OLW-319, R-2180LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | US | Reprise Records R 2180LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | UK & Europe | Reprise Records R 2180LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 2015 | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 014 / Reprise Records R 2180LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| 2015 | US | Reprise Records 1-48497 / Reprise Records 48497-1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 2016 | US | Reprise Records 093624938491 / Reprise Records 48497-1LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Misprint, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2016 | US | Reprise Records 9362-49384-9 / Reprise Records 48497-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2016 | USA & Europe | Reprise Records 9362-49384-9 / Reprise Records 48497-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2016 | UK & Europe | Reprise Records 9362-49384-9 / Reprise Records 48497-1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | US | Reprise Records 093624852339LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Europe | Reprise Records 093624852339LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Worldwide | Reprise Records 093624852339LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Reprise Records R-2180 / Reprise Records R2180LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Reprise Records R 2180LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records R 2180LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records R 2180LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records R 2180LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Reprise Records R 2180LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Europe | Reprise Records REP 54 014LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Reprise Records 54014LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Reprise Records REP 54 014 / Reprise Records REP 54014LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Reprise Records REP 54 014LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Reprise Records REP 54 014LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 014LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records 63 492LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 014LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Reprise Records REP 54 014LP, Album, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Limited, Colored vinyl |
101 vinyl pressings of On The Beach are listed here, from 30 countries, released between 1974 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Barbados and more. One of them is Reprise Records R 2180, released July 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R 2180, K 54014 (R2180), K54014, K 54014) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, R2180 31716 RE-1-1C 1T and R2180 31717 RE-1-1C T2. 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.
