Vinyl pressings
by The Beach Boys · 1963
Surfin' U.S.A. 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.
26 pressings came out in 1963, the album's first year, in 11 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.
T1-1890-D2² IAMA Side runout, variant 1
T2-1890-D1 IAMB Side runout, variant 1
T1-1890-T6 #2 IAMA Side runout, variant 2
T2-1890-P5 IAMB Side runout, variant 2
T-1-1890-D3 1 ✩Side A runout
T-2-1890-D3 ✩Side B runout
T1-1890Label A
T2-1890Label B
ST1-1890-D1³ IAMA Side runout
ST2-1890-D2 IAMB Side runout
ST1-1890A Side label
ST2-1890B Side label
(A side): ST1-1890-W1
(B side): ST-2-1890-x2
ST1-1890-D1 IAM &Runout stamp side A
ST-2-1890-D2 IAM &Runout stamp side B
ST1-1890Label side A
ST2-1890Label side B
ST1-1890-D1Variant 1: A Side
ST-2-1890-D2Variant 1: B Side
ST-1-1890-D3Variant 2: A Side
ST-1-1890-D4Variant 2: B Side
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 | Argentina | Capitol Records T 1890First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 1890 / Capitol Records ST-1890First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | France | Capitol Records T 1890 / Capitol Records T-1890First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | France | Capitol Records T 1890LP, Single Sided, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | LP, Single Sided, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| 1963 | Germany | Capitol Records 83 511 / Capitol Records SMK 83 511First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Germany | Capitol Records 83 511 / Capitol Records 1890First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | Germany | Capitol Records K 83 511 / Capitol Records T-1890First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Germany | Capitol Records K 83 511 / Capitol Records T-1890First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | Mexico | Capitol Records TM 1890 / Capitol Records TM 1890First yearLP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | New Zealand | Capitol Records T.1890First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | South Africa | Capitol Records T 1890First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records ST 1890 / Capitol Records ST-1890First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records ST 1890First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records T 1890 / Capitol Records T-1890First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1963 | US | Capitol Records ST 1890 / Capitol Records ST-1890First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Mexico | Capitol Records POP-117LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 1972 | Japan | Capitol Records ECP-80596LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | Japan | Capitol Records ECP-80596LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue, Stereo · Promo |
| 1976 | Canada | Capitol Records SM-1890LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | Canada | Capitol Records SM-1890LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1976 | US | Capitol Records SM-501890LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition | LP, Album, Club Edition, Reissue, Stereo · Club edition |
| 1976 | US | Capitol Records SM-1890LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Capitol Records SM-1890LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | US | Capitol Records SM-1890LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-70105LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1977 | Japan | Capitol Records ECS-70105LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo | LP, Album, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1978 | France | Capitol Records 2S 066-82009 / Capitol Records SM-1890LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 038-82009LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 038 1 57731 1 / Capitol Records 1C 038-1 57731 1LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 038-82 009LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records SN-16015LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Greece | Capitol Records T 1890 / Capitol Records T-1890LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1987 | Greece | Capitol Records 062-7484221LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | US | Capitol Records C1 0777 7 48422 1 1LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | US | Analogue Productions APP 059M / Capitol Records T 1890LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| 2013 | US | Analogue Productions APP 059 / Capitol Records ST 1890LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, Mono · Test pressing, Mono |
| 2014 | US | Analogue Productions APP 059M / Capitol Records T 1890LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2014 | US | Analogue Productions APP 059LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 2015 | Europe | DOL DOS645HLP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 2015 | Europe | Rumble Records 8939710446LP, Album | LP, Album |
| 2016 | Italy | Doxy DOP8014LP, Album, Picture Disc, Special Edition · Picture disc | LP, Album, Picture Disc, Special Edition · Picture disc |
| 2017 | Europe | DOL DOS645HPLP, 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 APP 059LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| 2022 | US | Analogue Productions APP 059M / Capitol Records T 1890LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records T 1890 / Capitol Records T-1890LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records SN-66020LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records STK 83511 / Capitol Records ST-1890LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Capitol Records 1C 148-82 009LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Netherlands | Capitol Records 5C 038-82009LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records T 1890 / Capitol Records T-1890LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
74 vinyl pressings of Surfin' U.S.A. are listed here, from 17 countries, released between 1963 and 2022.
The earliest pressings are from 1963, in US, Canada, South Africa, Australia and more. One of them is Capitol Records T 1890, released March 1963.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 1890, ST 1890, T1890, 83 511) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1-1890-D2² IAM and T2-1890-D1 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.
