Vinyl pressings
by The Beach Boys · 1963
Be True To Your School / In My Room was first pressed on vinyl in 1963. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
10 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 8 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.
45-50696-G2 IAMSide A; runout; variant 1
45-50695-G4 ^^2 IAMSide B; runout; variant 1
45-50696-G2 #2 IAMSide A; runout; variant 2
45-50695-F3 IAMSide B; runout; variant 2
45-50696-G6 2 ☆Side A deadwax
45-50695-G6 2 ☆Side B deadwax
45-50696Side A label
45-50695Side B label
45-50696-F1 #3Side A runout, etched
45-50695-F1 #3Side B runout, etched
45-50696Side A label
45-50695Side B label
45-50696-F1 #3 [IAM in triangle]Side A runout stamped
45-50695-F1 #3 [IAM in triangle]Side B runout stamped
45-50696Side A label
45-50695Side B label
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Australia | Capitol Records CP-1545First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Canada | Capitol Records 5069First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Canada | Capitol Records 5069First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Germany | Capitol Records K 22 624First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Italy | Capitol Records F. 5069 / Capitol Records F 5069First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Netherlands | Capitol Records HFC 1016First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Capitol Records F 5069First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | Sweden | Capitol Records F 5069First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records 5069First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records 5069First year7", Single, 45 RPM | 7", Single, 45 RPM |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records 60597", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1967 | US | Capitol Records 6059 / Starline 60597", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1967 | US | Capitol Records 6059 / Starline 60597", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | US | Capitol Records 6059 / Starline 60597", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1972 | US | Capitol Records 6059 / Starline 60597", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1975 | US | Capitol Records 6059 / Starline 60597", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1978 | US | Capitol Records 6059 / Starline 60597", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | Capitol Records X-6059 / Starline X-60597", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | Capitol Records A-6059 / Starline A-60597", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1983 | US | Capitol Records X-6059 / Starline X-60597", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1988 | US | Capitol Records X-60597", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records 45-60597", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | US | Capitol Records 60597", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
23 vinyl pressings of Be True To Your School / In My Room are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1963 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, Australia, Canada, Germany and more. One of them is Capitol Records 5069, released October 28, 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use 5069, CP-1545, K 22 624, F. 5069) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 45-50696-G2 IAM and 45-50695-G4 ^^2 IAM. 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.
