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20 Golden Greats

by The Beach Boys · 1976

66 pressings23 countriesSurfPop RockRockPop

20 Golden Greats was first pressed on vinyl in 1976. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.

How to spot a first pressing of 20 Golden Greats

26 pressings came out in 1976, the album's first year, in 12 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.

UK

June 1976
Label and catalog number
Capitol Records EMTV 1Capitol Records OC 062 o 82232
Format
LP, Compilation, Stereo
Runout / matrix

EMTV 1 A-1 NICK W.Runout side A, variant 1

EMTV 1 B-2 NICK W. JOHN- !Runout side B, variant 1

EMTV 1 A-2 NICK W.! ODM 2Runout side A, variant 2

EMTV 1 B-1 OLR 5 JOHN-!Runout side B, variant 2

Full details of this pressing

UK

June 1976
Label and catalog number
Capitol Records EMTV 1Capitol Records OC 062 o 82232
Format
LP, Compilation, Stereo
Runout / matrix

EMTV 1 B-2 NICK W. JOHN- !Runout side B, variant 1

EMTV 1 A-2 NICK W.!Runout side A, variant 2

EMTV 1 A-2 854 NICK W. 1Runout side A, variant 3

EMTV 1 B-2 946 NICK W. JOHN- !Runout side B, variant 3

Full details of this pressing

UK

June 1976
Label and catalog number
Capitol Records EMTV 1Capitol Records OC 062 o 82232
Format
LP, Compilation
Runout / matrix

EMTV 1 A-3Runout side A, variant 1

EMTV 1 B-1 JOHN- !Runout side B, variant 1

EMTV 1Label side A

EMTV 1Label side B

Full details of this pressing

UK

June 1976
Label and catalog number
Capitol Records EMTV 1Capitol Records OC 062 o 82232
Format
LP, Compilation
Runout / matrix

EMTV 1 A-1 NICK W. GHH ! 2Runout side A

EMTV 1 B-1 GLT 4 JOHN-!Runout side B

EMTV.1ALabel side A

EMTV.1BLabel side B

Full details of this pressing

UK

1976
Label and catalog number
EMI EMTV 1
Format
LP, Compilation, Stereo
Runout / matrix

EMTV 1 A-1Side A

NICK WSide A

EMTV 1 B-2Side B

NICK W. JOHN-1Side B

Full details of this pressing

UK

June 1976
Label and catalog number
Capitol Records EMTV 1Capitol Records OC 062 o 82232
Format
LP, Compilation, Promo · press pack
Runout / matrix

EMTV 1 A-1 NICK W.Runout side A

EMTV 1 B-1 JOHN- !Runout side B, variant 1

EMTV.1ALabel side A

EMTV.1BLabel side B

Full details of this pressing

Not sure how to read the runout? See matrix numbers, runout and dead wax and how to tell a first pressing.

All 66 vinyl pressings

By decade, oldest first. Open a pressing for its full label, barcode and runout details.

1970s35 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1976AustraliaCapitol Records SCA 012First yearLP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1976IndiaCapitol Records EMTV 1 / Capitol Records OC 062 o 82232First yearLP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1976IrelandCapitol Records EMTV 1 / EMI OC 062 o 82232First yearLP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1976IrelandCapitol Records EMTV 1First yearLP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1976ItalyCapitol Records 3C 064-82232First yearLP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1976MexicoCapitol Records POP-419 / Capitol Records POP 419First yearLP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1976NetherlandsCapitol Records 5C 062-82232First yearLP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1976NetherlandsCapitol Records dn 21First yearLP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1976NetherlandsCapitol Records 062.82232First yearLP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1976NetherlandsCapitol Records 5C 056-82232First yearLP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
1976NetherlandsCapitol Records DN 21 / Capitol Records 5C 062-82232First yearLP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1976New ZealandCapitol Records EMTV 1First yearLP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1976ScandinaviaCapitol Records 7C 062-82232 / Capitol Records EMTV 1First yearLP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1976South AfricaCapitol Records CEY(M) 204First yearLP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1976South AfricaCapitol Records CEY (A) 204First yearLP, CompilationLP, Compilation
All 35 pressings from the 1970s
1980s15 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1980GreeceCapitol Records 14C 062-82232LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1980GreeceCapitol Records 14C 062-82232LP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressingLP, Compilation, Test Pressing · Test pressing
1980ItalyCapitol Records 3 C 064-82232LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1983UKCapitol Records EMTV 1 / Capitol Records OC 062 o 82232LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
1983UKCapitol Records EMTV 1 / Capitol Records OC 062 o 82232LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
1984GermanyCapitol Records 43 344 1LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club editionLP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition
1984GermanyCapitol Records 058 EVC 82 232 / Crystal 058 EVC 82 232LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
1984MexicoCapitol Records POP-419 / Capitol Records POP 419LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1985ItalyCapitol Records 3 C 064-82232LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1986AustraliaCapitol Records MID-166045LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
1986FranceCapitol Records MLGD 115LP, Compilation, RepressLP, Compilation, Repress
1986FranceOPE MLGD 115LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
1986SpainCapitol Records 10C 176-1852623/33LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
1987CanadaCapitol Records GG-1403LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
1987ItalyEMI CD-EMTV 1 / EMI CDP 7 46738 2LP, Compilation, Limited Edition · LimitedLP, Compilation, Limited Edition · Limited
1990s1 pressing
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
1990South KoreaEMI / Kemongsa Music Ltd. EKPL-0094LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
Year unknown15 pressings
YearCountryLabel and catalog numberFormat
?AustraliaCapitol Records SCA.012 / Capitol Records SCA-012LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
?AustraliaCapitol Records MID-166045LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
?EuropeCapitol Records 058 EVC 82 232 / Capitol Records 1A 058-18 2232 1LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
?GermanyCapitol Records 1C 064-18 2232 1 / Capitol Records 1C 064 1 82232 1LP, Compilation, Reissue, StereoLP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo
?IsraelCapitol Records EMTV1LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
?NetherlandsCapitol Records 1A 062-82232LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
?NetherlandsEMI 058 18 2232 1 B / EMI 062-82232-BLP, CompilationLP, Compilation
?NetherlandsCapitol Records 058 18 2232 1 / Capitol Records 1C 064-1 82232 1LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
?ScandinaviaCapitol Records EMTV 1 / Capitol Records OC 062 o 82232LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
?ScandinaviaCapitol Records EMTV 1 / Capitol Records 7C 062-82232LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
?Singapore, Malaysia & Hong KongCapitol Records EMTV 1LP, Compilation, StereoLP, Compilation, Stereo
?South AfricaCapitol Records EMCJ(L) 5078LP, CompilationLP, Compilation
?SpainCapitol Records 10C 176-1852623/33LP, Compilation, ReissueLP, Compilation, Reissue
?UKCapitol Records EMTV 1 / Capitol Records OC 062 o 82232LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinylLP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited, Colored vinyl
?ZambiaEMI EMCJ(L) 5078LP, CompilationLP, Compilation

Tracklist

  1. A1Surfin' U.S.A.
  2. A2Fun, Fun, Fun
  3. A3I Get Around
  4. A4Don't Worry Baby
  5. A5Little Deuce Coupé
  6. A6When I Grow Up (To Be A Man)
  7. A7Help Me Rhonda
  8. A8California Girls
  9. A9Barbara-Ann
  10. A10Sloop John B
  11. B1You're So Good To Me
  12. B2God Only Knows
  13. B3Wouldn't It Be Nice
  14. B4Good Vibrations
  15. B5Then I Kissed Her
  16. B6Heroes And Villains
  17. B7Darlin'
  18. B8Do It Again
  19. B9I Can Hear Music
  20. B10Break Away

Questions

How many vinyl pressings of 20 Golden Greats are there?

66 vinyl pressings of 20 Golden Greats are listed here, from 23 countries, released between 1976 and 1990.

When was 20 Golden Greats first released on vinyl?

The earliest pressings are from 1976, in UK, Ireland, Yugoslavia, Australia and more. One of them is Capitol Records EMTV 1, released June 1976.

How do I tell if my copy of 20 Golden Greats is a first pressing?

Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use EMTV 1, LSCAP-70819, SCA 012, 3C 064-82232) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, EMTV 1 A-1 NICK W. and EMTV 1 B-2 NICK W. JOHN- !. Later reissues often keep the catalog number but change the label design or the runout codes.

How much is 20 Golden Greats on vinyl worth?

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.

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