Vinyl pressings
by The Beach Boys · 1965
Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
32 pressings came out in 1965, the album's first year, in 13 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.
T1-2354-P11 IAM [Scranton triangle logo]Side A stamped variation 1
T2-2354-F1 IAM [Scranton triangle logo]Side B stamped variation 1
T1-2354-F1 IAM [Scranton triangle logo]Side A stamped variation 3
T2-2354-F1 IAM [Scranton triangle logo]Side B stamped variation 3
DT1-2354-W9 0Runout Side A, stamped, 0 for pressing plant
DT2-2354-W7 0Runout Side B, stamped, 0 for pressing plant
DT-1-2354-B-8Side A [variant 1]
DT-2-2354-B-8Side B [variant 1]
DT-1-2354-A-7Side A [variant 2]
DT-2-2354-A-7Side B [variant 2]
T-1-2354-G-10 2 ✲Side 1 Etching, variant 1
T-2-2354-G-10 3 ✲Side 2 Etching, variant 1
T-1-2354-G-12 1 ✲Side 1 Etching, variant 2
T-2-2354-G-12 1 ✲Side 2 Etching, variant 2
T1-2354-P1PVariant 1 runout etching side A
T2-2354-P3PVariant 1 runout etching side B
T1-2354-T2P IVariant 2 runout etching side A
T2-2354-P1P IIVariant 2 runout etching side B
DT1-2354-X6 #3 I AM in a TrianguleA Side Runout, variant 1
DT2-2354-A5 I AM in a TrianguleB Side Runout, variant 1
DT1-2354-A1X4 I AM in a TrianguleA Side Runout, variant 2
DT1-2354-B6 I AM in a TrianguleB Side Runout, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Australia | Capitol Records T 2354 ST2354 / Capitol Records T-2354First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | Capitol Records DT 2354First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1965 | Canada | Capitol Records T 2354First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | Capitol Records T 2354LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Canada | Capitol Records T 2354 / Capitol Records T-2354First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Colombia | Capitol Records C-80232First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Colombia | Capitol Records C-80232First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Denmark | Capitol Records SMK 84 016First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1965 | Denmark | Capitol Records SMK 84016First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1965 | Germany | Capitol Records SMK 84 016 / Capitol Records DT 2354First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | Japan | Capitol Records CP 7386First yearLP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Capitol Records T 2354 / Capitol Records T.2354First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | New Zealand | Capitol Records T 2354 / Capitol Records T.2354First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | Nicaragua | Capitol Records T 2354First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1965 | Peru | Capitol Records DT - 2354First yearLP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | Capitol Records DF-502LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1970 | Australia | World Record Club S/4687 / World Record Club S-4687LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1975 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-80203LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-80203LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1976 | Australia | Capitol Records SENC-10315LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | UK | Capitol Records CAPS 1023 / Capitol Records 0C 054-81 337MLP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Reissue · Mono |
| 1978 | US | Capitol Records DF-502LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Capitol Records DF-502LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1978 | US | Capitol Records DF-502LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | US | Capitol Records DF-502 / Capitol Records STBB-500LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | Capitol Records DN-16017 / Capitol Records SN-16017LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records DN-16017LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Mexico | Capitol Pops POP-529 / Capitol Records POP-529LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1982 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-40169LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1986 | UK | Capitol Records EMS 1178 / Capitol Records 18 1337 1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | UK | Capitol Records EMS 1178 / Capitol Records 18 1337 1LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1992 | Japan | Capitol Records TOJP-7245LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1994 | US | Capitol Records C1 7243 8 29633 1 8LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Europe | Capitol Records 509996 88650 16LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2009 | US | Capitol Records DT 2354LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | US | Capitol Records DT 2354LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2013 | US | Capitol Records T 2354 / Analogue Productions APP 065MLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| 2013 | US | Analogue Productions APP 065 / Capitol Records ST 2354LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2015 | US | Capitol Records T 2354 / Analogue Productions APP 065MLP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono · Mono |
| 2016 | US | Analogue Productions APP 065 / Capitol Records ST 2354LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-40169LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records ST 2354LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records ST 2354LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records CAPS 1023 ALP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records ST 2354LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records ST 2354LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records DF 80502LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | Capitol Records DF-6502 / Capitol Records STBB-500LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | Uruguay | Capitol Records T 2354LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Venezuela | Capitol Records T 2354LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Venezuela | Capitol Records T 2354LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
75 vinyl pressings of Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1965 and 2016.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, Australia, Canada, Colombia and more. One of them is Capitol Records T 2354, released July 5, 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 2354, DT 2354, T 2354 ST2354, C-80232) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1-2354-P11 IAM [Scranton triangle logo] and T2-2354-F1 IAM [Scranton triangle logo]. 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.
