Vinyl pressings
by The Beach Boys · 1963
Surfer Girl 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.
23 pressings came out in 1963, 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.
T1-1981-F1 ✩Side A Runout Variant 1
T2-1981-G2 ✩Side B Runout Variant 1
T-1-1981-G-7 1 ✩Side A Runout Variant 2
T-2-1981-F-7 1 ✩Side B Runout Variant 2
ST1 - 1981 - A1 [I A M in triangle]Runout side A, variant 1
ST2 - 1981 - W5 [I A M in triangle]Runout side B, variant 1
ST1- 1981- A1 [I A M in triangle]Runout side A, variant 2
ST1̶2-1981-A2 [I A M in triangle]Runout side B, variant 2
ST1-1981-W7PRunout side A
ST2-1981-X10PRunout side B (10 could be IO)
ST1-1981Side A label
ST2-1981Side B label
T1-1981-P1 #3 IAMA-side runout, variant 1
T2-1981-F3 #2 IAMB-side runout, variant 1
T1-1981-T2 IAMA-side runout, variant 2
T2-1981-F3 P3B-side runout, variant 2
T1-1981-P1 #2 [I A M in triangle]Side A runout
T2-1981-F3 #3 [I A M in triangle]Side B runout
T1-1981Side A label
T2-1981Side B label
ST-1-1981-A-5 2 ☆ FIDSide A runout, etched; "2" stamped
ST-2-1981-A-5 3 ☆ FIDSide B runout, etched; "3" stamped
ST1-1981Side A label
ST2-1981Side 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 | Australia | Capitol Records T 1981First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Australia | Capitol Records ST 1981First yearLP, Stereo | LP, Stereo |
| 1963 | Canada | Capitol Records T 1981First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 1981First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Canada | Capitol Records T 1981First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Capitol Records T 1981 / Capitol Records T.1981First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Capitol Records T.1981 / Capitol Records T 1981First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Capitol Records T 1981 / Capitol Records T.1981First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Capitol Records T.1981 / Capitol Records T 1981First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | South Africa | Capitol Records T 1981First yearLP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records SXA-1981First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Jukebox, Stereo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Jukebox, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records ST 1981 / Capitol Records ST-1981First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records T 1981 / Capitol Records T-1981First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records ST 1981 / Capitol Records ST-1981First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records ST 1981 / Capitol Records ST-1981First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Canada | Capitol Records SM-1981LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | US | Capitol Records SM-1981LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | US | Capitol Records SM-1981LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | US | Capitol Records SM-1981LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1977 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-70106LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| 1977 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-70106LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1978 | France | Capitol Records 2S 066-85459LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | Capitol Records SN 66023 / Capitol Records SN-66023LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | Netherlands | Capitol Records 5C 038-85459LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records SN-16014LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-116 / Capitol Records MFSL 1-116LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited | LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo · Limited |
| 1983 | US | Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab MFSL 1-116 / Capitol Records MFSL 1-116LP, Single Sided, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Single Sided, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 1986 | UK | Capitol Records EMS 1175 / Capitol Records 18 5459 1LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1986 | US | Capitol Records SN-16014LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | US | Capitol Records С1 7243 8 29628 1 6LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Analogue Productions APP 060M / Capitol Records T 1981LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| 2013 | US | Analogue Productions APP 060 / Capitol Records T 1981LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2013 | US | Analogue Productions APP 060-45 / Capitol Records ST 1981LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| 2014 | US | Analogue Productions APP 060M / Capitol Records T 1981LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2015 | Europe | DOL DOS626HLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 2015 | Europe | Rumble Records RUM2011090LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 2015 | US | Analogue Productions APP 060 / Capitol Records ST 1981LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2016 | Europe | Capitol Records ST 1981 / Universal Music Group 00602547969927LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2016 | US | Capitol Records ST 1981 / UMe B0025227-01LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2017 | Europe | DOL DOS626HPLP, Album, Picture Disc, Stereo, Mono · Mono, Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Stereo, Mono · Mono, Picture disc |
| 2017 | US | Analogue Productions APP 060-45 / Capitol Records ST 198112", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | 12", 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | US | Analogue Productions APP 060M / Capitol Records T 1981LP, Album, Remastered, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Remastered, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Australia | Capitol Records SENC-9679LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Australia | Capitol Records SENC-9679LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records SM-1981LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Costa Rica | Capitol Records T 1981 / Capitol Records T-1981LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Europe | Capitol Records 1C 038-85 459LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records ST 1981 / Capitol Records STK 73 619LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Mexico | Capitol Records TM 1981LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Taiwan | Large World LW-202LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Taiwan | Dragon SDP 1028LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | UK | Capitol Records ST 1981LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SN-516014 / Capitol Records SN-16014LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue · Club edition |
| ? | US | Capitol Records SM-501981 / Capitol Records SM-501981LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| ? | US | Analogue Productions APP 060-45 / Capitol Records ST 1981LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo | LP, 45 RPM, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST 1981 / UMe B0025227-01LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | US | Afrts RL-25-4LP, Mono · Mono | LP, Mono · Mono |
75 vinyl pressings of Surfer Girl are listed here, from 14 countries, released between 1963 and 2021.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and more. One of them is Capitol Records T 1981, released September 16, 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 1981, ST 1981, SXA-1981, T.1981) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1-1981-F1 ✩ and T2-1981-G2 ✩. 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.
