Vinyl pressings
by The Beach Boys · 1974
Endless Summer was first pressed on vinyl in 1974. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
18 pressings came out in 1974, the album's first year, in 5 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.
MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout All Sides, Stamped
SVBB-1-11307-G-30• A-60830 [Stamped 2 ✻]Etched Side A
SVBB-2-11307-F-18• xP [Stamped 2 ✻]Etched Side B
SVBB-3-11307-H-13• [Stamped 3 ✻]Etched Side C
SVBB-1-11307-G12#3 ─◁ Jay MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout A variant 1
SVBB-2-11307-G17 ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout B variant 1
SVBB-3-11307-F3#7 ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout C variant 1
SVBB-4-11307-H11#3 ─◁ MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout D variant 1
SVBB 1-11307 F1 #2 0 MASTERED BY CAPITOLA Side Runout, Variant 1
SVBB 2 11307 F2 #4 0 MASTERED BY CAPITOLB Side Runout, Variant 1
SVBB 3 11307 F2 #5 0 MASTERED BY CAPITOLC Side Runout, Variant 1
SVBB 4 11307 F1 #1 0 MASTERED BY CAPITOLD Side Runout, Variant 1
SVBB-1-11307 F28#1 WallyRunout Side A, variant 1
SVBB 2 11307 G19#5Runout Side B, variant 1
SVBB 3 11307 G16 #2Runout Side C, variant 1
SVBB 4 11307 F1#1Runout Side D, variant 1
MASTERED BY CAPITOLRunout all sides stamped
SVBB-1-11307-H-10 #5 -⊲Side A runout etched
SVBB-2-11307-G-17 #12 -⊲Side B runout etched
SVBB-3-11307-H12 #11 -⊲Side C runout etched
SVBB-1-11367-J-11· 5 *Record 1, Etched Side A (side 1)
4-11307-J-9 ·· 3 *Record 1, Etched Side B (side 4)
SVBB-2-11307-F4. 5 *Record 2, Etched Side C (side 2)
SVBB-3-11307-J-9 · 4 *Record 2, Etched Side D (side 3)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Australia | Capitol Records SVBB.11307 / Capitol Records SVBB. 11307First yearLP, Compilation, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | Capitol Records SVBB-11307First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | Canada | Capitol Records SVBB-11307First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | Canada | Capitol Records SVBB-511307LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1974 | Canada | Capitol Records SVBB-11307First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | Canada | Capitol Records SVBB-511307LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1974 | Canada | Capitol Records SVBB-11307First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 152-81758/59 / EMI Electrola 1C 152-81758/59First yearLP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1974 | Taiwan | Union TD-1411-12LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Compilation, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| 1974 | US | Capitol Records SVBB-11307 / Capitol Records SVBB-511307LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1974 | US | Capitol Records R 223559 / Capitol Records R223559LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| 1974 | US | Capitol Records SVBB-511307 / Capitol Records SVBB-11307LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1974 | US | Afrts RL 10-5LP, Compilation, Transcription, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Transcription, Stereo |
| 1974 | US | Capitol Records SVBB-511307 / Capitol Records SVBB-11307LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1974 | US | Capitol Records SVBB-11307 / Capitol Records SVBB-511307LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Compilation, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | Capitol Records SVBB-11307LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1981 | UK | Music For Pleasure MFP 50528LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1982 | US | Capitol Records SVBB-11307LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Special Edition · Limited | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue, Special Edition · Limited |
| 1982 | Venezuela | Capitol Records ST 50.010LP, Compilation | LP, Compilation |
| 1982 | Venezuela | Capitol Records ST-50.010LP, Album, Compilation | LP, Album, Compilation |
| 1983 | Canada | Capitol Records SVBB-11307LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1983 | Canada | Capitol Records SVBB-11307LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1983 | US | Capitol Records SVBB-11307LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1986 | US | Capitol Records SVBB-11307LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| 1988 | US | Capitol Records SVBB-11307LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | US | Capitol Records SVBB-11307LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records SVBB-11307LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Scandinavia | Capitol Records SVBB-11307 / Capitol Records SVBB 11307LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | Scandinavia | Capitol Records SVBB-11307 / Capitol Records SVBB 11307LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Music For Pleasure MFP 50528LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
| ? | UK | Music For Pleasure MFP 50528LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Compilation, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SVBB-11307LP, Compilation, Reissue | LP, Compilation, Reissue |
60 vinyl pressings of Endless Summer are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1974 and 2008.
The earliest pressings are from 1974, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Capitol Records SVBB-11307, released June 24, 1974.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use SVBB-11307, SVBB-511307, EA-ST 11307, SVBB.11307) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, MASTERED BY CAPITOL and SVBB-1-11307-G-30• A-60830 [Stamped 2 ✻]. 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.
