Vinyl pressings
by The Beach Boys · 1963
Little Deuce Coupe 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.
17 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 7 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.
T1-1998-G2" #2 IAMScribed in run out A, variation 1 IAM is stamped
T2-1998-P1 IAMScribed in run out B, variation 1 IAM is stamped
T1-1998-T 6 #2 IAMScribed in run out A, variation 2 IAM is stamped
T2-1998-T 4 IAMScribed in run out B, variation 2 IAM is stamped
T1-1998 - G4 3 ☆A Side runout
T2 - 1998 - P3 IAM OB Side runout
T1-1998A Side label
T2-1998B Side label
ST1-1998-A1Side A etched/stamped - variant 1
ST2-1998-A1Side B stamped - variant 1
ST1-1998-W10Side A stamped - variant 2
ST2-1998-X8Side B stamped - variant 2
T1-1998-P15 [IAM triangle]Side A runout, variant 1
T2-1998-T4 #2 [IAM triangle]Side B runout, variant 1
T1 - 1998 - P3 #2 [IAM triangle]Side A runout, variant 2
T2 - 1998 - P1 [IAM triangle]Side B runout, variant 2
ST1-1998-A1 [IAM triangle]Runout side A stamped, variant 1
ST2-1998-T4 #3 [IAM triangle]Runout side B stamped [etched #], variant 1
ST1-1998 8̷ - A1 #2 IAMRunout side A stamped, #2 etched, variant 2
ST2-1998 - A1 #2 IAMRunout side B stamped, #2 etched, variant 2
ST1-1998-X2 (TH)Runout side A
ST2-1998-W3 (TH)Runout side B
ST1-1998Side A Label
ST2-1998Side 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 | Brazil | Capitol Records T 1998First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Canada | Capitol Records T 1998 / Capitol Records T-1998First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 1998 / Capitol Records ST-1998First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Capitol Records T 1998 / Capitol Records T-1998First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | UK | Capitol Records ST 1998First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records T 1998 / Capitol Records T-1998First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records ST 1998First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records T 1998 / Capitol Records T-1998First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records ST 1998First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records T 1998 / Capitol Records T-1998First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records T 1998 / Capitol Records T-1998First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Australia | Capitol Records T 1998First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | South Africa | Capitol Records T 1998First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records ST 1998 / Capitol Records ST-1998First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records T 1998 / Capitol Records T-1998First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records ST-1998LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Capitol Records SM-1998LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | US | Capitol Records SM-1998LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1973 | US | Capitol Records ST 1998LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | US | Capitol Records SM-1998LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | US | Capitol Records SM-1998LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Capitol Records SM-1998LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Capitol Records ST-1998 / EMI ST-1998LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Capitol Records SM-1998 / Capitol Records (SM-1-1998)LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | US | Capitol Records SM-1998LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Capitol Records SM 1998 / Capitol Records SM-1998LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1976 | US | Capitol Records SM-1998LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-70107LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-70107LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | Capitol Records SN-66024LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Canada | Capitol Records SN-66024LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records SN-16013LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records SN-16013LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | UK | Capitol Records GO 2025 / Capitol Records 0C 054-86 377LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | UK | Capitol Records EMS 1174 / Capitol Records 18 0189 1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | US | Capitol Records C1 7243 8 29630 1 1LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Capitol Records ST-1998LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing | LP, Album, Test Pressing · Test pressing |
| 2013 | US | Capitol Records T-1998LP, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | LP, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| 2014 | US | Analogue Productions APP 061M / Capitol Records T 1998LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2015 | Europe | Rumble Records RUM2011109LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2015 | US | Analogue Productions APP 061 / Capitol Records ST 1998LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2016 | Europe | DOL DOS657HLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 2017 | Europe | DOL DOS657HP / Vinylogy DOS657HPLP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono, Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono, Picture disc |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | US | Analogue Productions AAPP 061M / Capitol Records ST 1998LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records ST 1998LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records T 1998 / Capitol Records T-1998LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records 1 C 062-80 189LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Taiwan | Haishan Records HS 270LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial | LP, Unofficial Release · Unofficial |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records ST 1998LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST 501998LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SM-1998 / Capitol Records ST-1998LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SN 516013LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SM-1998LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SM 501998 / Capitol Records SM-501998LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | Capitol Records T 1998 / Capitol Records T-1998LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| ? | US | Analogue Productions APP 061 / Capitol Records ST 1998LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SM-1998LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
70 vinyl pressings of Little Deuce Coupe are listed here, from 11 countries, released between 1963 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, UK, Australia, South Africa and more. One of them is Capitol Records T 1998, released October 7, 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 1998, ST 1998) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1-1998-G2" #2 IAM and T2-1998-P1 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.
