Vinyl pressings
by The Animals · 1964
The Animals was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
15 pressings came out in 1964, 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.
SE-4264 SIDE 1 64-ST-472Side A runout, variant 1
F.G. SE-4264 SIDE 2 64-ST-473-1Side B runout, variant 1
F.G. SE-4264 S-1 64-ST-472 - 1 RE-1Side A runout, variant 2
SE-4264 SIDE 2 64-ST-473 ︹Side B runout, variant 2
SE-4264 S-1 64-ST-472 -1 RE-1 [Block-shaped "S" symbol] F.G.Side A runout
SE-4264 SIDE 2 64-ST-473-1 [Block-shaped "S" symbol]Side B runout
SE-4264 SIDE 1 64-ST-472Side A runout
SE-4264 SIDE 2 64-ST-473-1 F.G.Side B runout
E 4264 64 MG 672 / Side One Tony Romeo 8/11/64 WSide 1 runout
E 4264 B 64 MG 673 4 Side 2 WSide 2 runout
E 4264 64 MG 672 Side One Tony Romeo 8/11/64 [Block-shaped S]Side A runout, variant 1
E 4264 64 ME 673 Side 2 Tony Romeo [Block-shaped S] 8/11/64Side B runout, variant 1
E 4264 64 MG 672-4 2 Side one Tony Romeo 8/11/64 [Block-shaped S]Side A runout, variant 2
E 4264 B 64 MG 673-4 Side 2 [Block-shaped S]Side B runout, variant 2
E 4264 64 MG 672 Side 1Side A runout
E 4264 64 MG 673 side twoSide B runout
E 4264 A 64 MG 672 -2 Side oneSide A runout, etched, variant 2
E 4264 B 64 MG 673-2 Side 2Side B runout, etched, variant 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Canada | MGM Records E-4264 / MGM Records E-4264(C)First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | Quality V 1795 (c)First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1964 | Canada | Quality SV 1795 (D)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | New Zealand | Columbia MSX.6057 / Columbia 33 MSX 6057First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | MGM Records E-4264First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | MGM Records E-4264 / MGM Records E 4264First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | MGM Records E-4264 / MGM Records E 4264First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | MGM Records ST-90687LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1964 | US | MGM Records E-4264First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | MGM Records SE 4264 / MGM Records E/SE 4264First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | MGM Records E-4264 / MGM Records E/SE 4264First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1964 | Canada | MGM Records SE 4264(D)First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | MGM Records SE 4264First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | MGM Records SE 4264First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Canada | Capitol Records T-6092 / Capitol Records T 6092First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Italy | MGM RecordsLP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | ABKCO 9975-1LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2022 | Spain | MGM RecordsLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Taiwan | Tai Shen Record KT-3017LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | US | MGM Records T-90687LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| ? | US | MGM Records E-4264 / MGM Records T-90687LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| ? | US | MGM Records ST-90687LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
25 vinyl pressings of The Animals are listed here, from 6 countries, released between 1964 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, Canada, New Zealand. One of them is MGM Records SE 4264, released September 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SE 4264, E-4264, SE 4264(D), T-6092) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, SE-4264 SIDE 1 64-ST-472 and F.G. SE-4264 SIDE 2 64-ST-473-1. 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.
