Vinyl pressings
by The Beach Boys · 1967
Smiley Smile was first pressed on vinyl in 1967. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
30 pressings came out in 1967, the album's first year, in 14 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.
DT1-9001-H1 IAMSide A, runout, variant 1
DT2-9001-H1 #2 IAMSide B, runout, variant 1
DT1-9001-H1 #3 IAMSide A, runout, variant 2
DT2-9001-H2 IAMSide B, runout, variant 2
DT1-9001-B5 0Side A, runout - variant 1
DT2-9001-B5 0Side B, runout - variant 1
DT1-9001-A4 #3 0Side A, runout - variant 2
ST2-9001-X3 0Side B, runout - variant 2
2 ST-1-9001-H-3: 1 *Side A, Runout, Etching, variant 2
2 ST-2-9001-H-3: 1 *Side B, Runout, Etching, variant 2
ST1-9001Side A, Label
ST2-9001Side B, Label
T1-9001-G2
T2-9001-F1
T-1-9001-F3 * (etched)
T-2-9001-F3 * (etched)
T1-9001-F1Side A runout etched variant 1
T2-9001-P1Side B runout etched variant 1
T2-9001-F1 #3Side B runout etched variant 2
T1-9001-G2Side A runout etched variant 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Australia | Capitol Records T-9001First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Australia | Capitol Records ST 9001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Capitol Records T 9001First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 9001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Canada | Capitol Records T 9001 / Capitol Records T-9001First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1967 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 9001 / Capitol Records ST-9001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Denmark | Capitol Records ST 9001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Denmark | Capitol Records ST 9001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | France | Capitol Records STTX 340.541First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Germany | Capitol Records SMK 74 330 / Capitol Records DT 9001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | Italy | Capitol Records T 9001First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1967 | Japan | Capitol Records CP-8244First yearLP, Album · Colored vinyl | LP, Album · Colored vinyl |
| 1967 | Japan | Capitol Records CP-8244First yearLP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1967 | Netherlands | Capitol Records ST 9001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1967 | New Zealand | Capitol Records ST 9001First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-80201LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1975 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-80201LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Capitol Records 5C 038-80437LP, Album | LP, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | Capitol Records N-16158LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records N-16158LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records N-16158LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records N-16158LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1982 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-40167LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1982 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-40167LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | US | Brother Records C1 7243 8 29635 1 6 / Capitol Records C1 7243 8 29635 1 6LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | UK & Europe | Simply Vinyl SVLP 219LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue · Limited |
| 2000 | UK & Europe | Simply Vinyl SVLP 219LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Analogue Productions APP 068 / Brother Records ST 9001LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2016 | US | Analogue Productions APP 068M / Brother Records APP 068MLP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono, Limited |
| 2016 | US | Analogue Productions APP 068 / Brother Records ST 9001LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| 2016 | US | Analogue Productions APP 068M / Brother Records APP 068MLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Analogue Productions APP 068 / Brother Records APP 068LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Music For Pleasure MFP A8138LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Australia | Music For Pleasure MFP A8138 / Music For Pleasure SMFP-8138LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Mexico | Capitol Discos TM - 9001LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | World Record Club SLZ 8188LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition · Club edition |
| ? | Sweden | Capitol Records 7 C 038-80437 / Capitol Records 7C 038-80437LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records ST 9001LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records ST 9001LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | US | Capitol Records N-16158LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Uruguay | Capitol Records T - 9001LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
60 vinyl pressings of Smiley Smile are listed here, from 19 countries, released between 1967 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1967, in US, UK, Australia, Canada and more. One of them is Brother Records ST 9001, released September 5, 1967.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use ST 9001, T-9001, T 9001, ST-9001) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, DT1-9001-H1 IAM and DT2-9001-H1 #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.
