Vinyl pressings
by Paul McCartney · 1970
McCartney was first pressed on vinyl in 1970. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
74 pressings came out in 1970, the album's first year, in 31 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.
YEX 775 A-2U MM 6A-side variant 1
YEX 776 B-2U HO 4B-side variant 1
YEX 775 A-2U RLA-side variant 2
YEX 776 B-2U RL 3B-side variant 2
YEX 775-3U O 1Runout, A-side, stamped, variant 1
YEX 776-3U GDT 1Runout, B-side, stamped, variant 1
YEX 775 A-2URunout, A-side, stamped, variant 2
YEX 775-1URunout, B-side, stamped, variant 2
YEX 775 A-2UGSide A runout
LPFB2Side B runout
YEX 776-1UGSide C runout
LPFB2Side D runout
YEX 775-1U G AA-side stamped/etched
YEX 776-1U G BB-side stamped/etched
YEX 775Label A
YEX 776Label B
YEX 775 A - 2UA side
YEX 776 - 3UB Side
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Unknown | Parlophone PCSP 7102First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Unknown | Parlophone PPCS 7102 / Parlophone 1E 062 0 04394First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Argentina | Apple Records 35-6001 / Odeon 35-6001First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Argentina | Apple Records 35-6001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Argentina | Apple Records 9501First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Australia | Apple Records PCSO 7102 / Apple Records PCSO-7102First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Australia | Apple Records PCSO 7102 / Apple Records PCSO-7102First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Australia | Apple Records PCSO 7102 / Apple Records PCSO-7102First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Brazil | Apple Records SBTX 1011 / Apple Records BTX 1011First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Brazil | Apple Records BTX 1011First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1970 | Canada | Apple Records STAO 3363 / Apple Records STAO-3363First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Canada | Apple Records STAO 3363First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Chile | Apple Records Apple-2008First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Colombia | Apple Records ECI-45 / Codiscos ECI-45First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1970 | Denmark | Apple Records PCS 7102 / Apple Records 1E 062 o 04394First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | Columbia JC 36478 / MPL JC 36478LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | MPL JC 36478LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 36478 / MPL JC 36478LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | Columbia JC 36478 / MPL JC 36478LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Canada | Columbia JC 36478 / Columbia WJC 36478LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Italy | Apple Records 54 1043941LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Spain | Odeon 1 J 064-04.394LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | France | EMI 1043941LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Germany | Apple Records 1C 038 1575611 / Fame 1C 038 1575611LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | Germany | Apple Records 1C 064-04394 / Fame 1C 038 1575611LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | Netherlands | Apple Records 1A 064-04394 / Fame 1C 038 1575611LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1984 | UK | Fame FA 41 3100 1 / Apple Records FA 41 3100 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1984 | US | Columbia PC 36478 / MPL PC 36478LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Spain | EMI 056-1043941 / EMI 056 10 4394 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Brazil | Apple Records 04394LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1990 | UK | Parlophone PCS 7102 / MPL PCS 7102LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1992 | Russia | Antrop П92 00269LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1992 | Russia | Antrop П92 00269LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Worldwide | MPL HRM-32812-01 / Hear Music HRM-32812-01LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, LP, Stereo, Mono, All Media, Remastered · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, LP, Stereo, Mono, All Media, Remastered · Mono |
| 2017 | Japan | MPL PDJT-1003 / Capitol Records PDJT-1003LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Special Edition, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Worldwide | Capitol Records 0602557567557 / MPL 0602557567557LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2017 | Worldwide | MPL 0602557567557 / Capitol Records 0602557567557LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2017 | Japan | MPL UIJY-75073 / Capitol Records UIJY-75073LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Worldwide | MPL 00602508464720 / Capitol Records 00602508464720LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Record Store Day, Limited Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Limited |
| 2022 | Europe | Capitol Records 0602557567557 / MPL 0602557567557LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 2022 | Europe | Capitol Records 0602557567557 / MPL 0602557567557LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered · Limited, Colored vinyl |
| 2024 | Chile | Apple Records Apple-2008LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Unknown | Apple Records PCS7102 / Apple Records 1 C 064-04 394LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Argentina | EMI 51 - 1043941 / Parlophone 5127LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Argentina | EMI 51 - 1043941 / Parlophone 5127LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| ? | Australia | Capitol Records PCSO 7102LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Brazil | Apple Records 066 04394DLP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | Brazil | Apple Records 31C 066 04394DLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Brazil | Apple Records 04394 / Apple Records 31C 066 04394DLP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records SMAS3363 / Capitol Records SMAS-3363LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Apple Records STAO 3363 / Capitol Records SMAS-3363LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Apple Records STAO 3363LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records SMAS-3363 / Apple Records STAO 3363LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Denmark | Apple Records PCS 7102 / Apple Records 1E 062 o 04394LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | Europe | Parlophone 1C 038 1575611 / Fame 1C 038-15 7561 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | France | Apple Records 2 C 064 - 04394LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | France | Apple Records 2 C 066-04394 / Apple Records 2C 066 - 04394LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
170 vinyl pressings of McCartney are listed here, from 38 countries, released between 1970 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1970, in UK, US, Australia, Italy and more. One of them is Apple Records PCS 7102, released April 17, 1970.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use PCS 7102, PCS7102, PCSP 7102, PPCS 7102) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, YEX 775 A-2U MM 6 and YEX 776 B-2U HO 4. 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.
