Vinyl pressings
by The Beach Boys · 1966
Best Of The Beach Boys - Vol. 1 was first pressed on vinyl in 1966. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
17 pressings came out in 1966, the album's first year, in 6 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.
DT-1-2545-A5 #3Side A runout (variant 1)
DT-2-2545-A5 #3Side B runout (variant 1)
DT-1-2545-A3 #2 IAMSide A runout (variant 2)
DT-2-2545-B6 #2 IAMSide B runout (variant 2)
T-1-2545-G-12 • 1 ✲Side 1 Etched (Variant 1)
T-2-2545-F-11 • 1 ✲Side 2 Etched (Variant 1)
T-1-2545-F-9 • 2 ✲Side 1 etched (Variant 2)
T-2-2545-G-10 • 2 ✲Side 2 etched (Variant 2)
DT-1-2545-A-9 ✲Side A runout
DT-2-2545-A-7 ✲Side B runout
DT1-2545Side A label
DT2-2545Side B label
T1-2545-G16 0Side A stamped
T2-2545-G16 2 0Side B stamped
T1-2545-F15 0Side A stamped
T2-2545-F15 0Side B stamped
DT1-2545-B12 #2 0Side A runout
DT2-2545-A13 #2 0Side B runout
IAM (in triangle)Runout Both Sides
T1-2545-G4Runout Side A Variant 1
T2-2545-G4Runout Side B Variant 1
T1-2545-G8Runout Side A 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1966 | Canada | Capitol Records T 2545First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | Canada | Capitol Records DT 2545First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1966 | Chile | Capitol Records T 72545First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Capitol Records ST 2545First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1966 | New Zealand | Capitol Records T 2545First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | South Africa | Capitol Records T 2545First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | South Africa | Capitol Records ST 2545First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1966 | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ-382 / 中聲 CSJ-382LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records T 2545 / Capitol Records T-2545First yearLP, Mono, Compilation · Mono | LP, Mono, Compilation · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records T 2545First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records DT-2545First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1966 | Venezuela | Capitol Records T 2545 / Capitol Records T-2545First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records DT 2545First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records T-2545 / Capitol Records T 2545First yearLP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1966 | US | Capitol Records DT 2545First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | Capitol Records DT 2545LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1972 | US | Starline DT-2545 / Capitol Records DT-2545LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 1972 | US | Starline DT 2545 / Capitol Records DT 2545LP, Compilation, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1972 | US | Starline DT 2545 / Capitol Records DT 2545LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1972 | US | Starline DT 2545 / Capitol Records DT 2545LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition, Colored vinyl |
| 1972 | US | Starline DT 2545 / Capitol Records DT 2545LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | US | Starline DT 2545 / Capitol Records DT 2545LP, Compilation, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1972 | US | Starline DT 2545 / Capitol Records DT 2545LP, Compilation, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1973 | US | Capitol Records DT 502545 / Starline DT 502545LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1975 | US | Capitol Records DT-2545 / Starline DT 2545LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 1978 | Canada | Capitol Records DT 2545 / Starline DT 2545LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1978 | US | Capitol Records DT 2545 / Starline DT 2545LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | Capitol Records DT 502545 / Starline DT 502545LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| 1981 | US | Capitol Records DT 502545 / Starline DT-502545LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| 1981 | US | Capitol Records DT 2545 / Capitol Records DT-2545LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Colombia | Capitol Records 11882LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| 1988 | US | Capitol Records, Inc. DT- 2545LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Repress, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Repress, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records DT 2545 / Starline DT 2545LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records DT 2545 / Starline DT 2545LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records DT-502545 / Starline DT-502545LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records DT 2545 / Starline DT 2545LP, Compilation, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records DT 2545 / Starline DT 2545LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records DT-502545LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Mono · Mono, Club edition |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records DT-502545 / Capitol Records DT-2545LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records DT 2545 / Starline DT 2545LP, Compilation, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Stereo, Reissue |
| ? | Colombia | Capitol Records C-80240LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono | LP, Compilation, Mono · Mono |
| ? | New Zealand | Capitol Records ST 2545LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | South Korea | Capitol Records OLE-165 / Capitol Records DT-2545LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | Taiwan | 中聲 CSJ-382LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | Capitol Records DT 502545LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records DT 8-2545 / Starline DT 8-2545LP, Album, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | Capitol Records DT 502545LP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
80 vinyl pressings of Best Of The Beach Boys - Vol. 1 are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1966 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1966, in US, Canada, Chile, New Zealand and more. One of them is Capitol Records DT 2545, released July 1966.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use DT 2545, T-2545, T 2545, DT-2545) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DT-1-2545-A5 #3 and DT-2-2545-A5 #3. 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.
