Vinyl pressings
by The Beatles · 1964
A Hard Day's Night was first pressed on vinyl in 1964. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
68 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 21 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.
7XCE 17714-1 N GOR KT 13Side A runout, stamped variant 1
7XCE 17715-1 N RGT KT 8Side B runout, stamped variant 1
7XCE 17714-1 N OOG KT 5Side A runout, stamped variant 2
7XCE 17715-1 N KT 10Side B runout, stamped variant 2
7XCE 17714-1 N RP KT 1Runout side A, stamped. Variant 1
7XCE 17715-1 N R P KT 4Runout side B, stamped. Variant 1
7XCE 17714-1N TT KT 11Runout side A, stamped. Variant 2
7XCE 17715-1N • GA 0 KT 7Runout side B, stamped. Variant 2
7XCE 17714-1 NSide A runout, stamped variant 1
7XCE 17715-1 NSide B runout, stamped variant 1
7XCE 17714-1N LP KT 9Side A runout, stamped variant 2
7XCE 17715-1N TA KT 1Side B runout, stamped variant 2
7XCE 17714-1N KT 11 GTTSide A runout stamped, variant1
7XCE 17715-1N KT 3 GTLSide B runout stamped, variant1
7XCE 17714-1N GGP KT 12Side A runout stamped, variant2
7XCE 17714-1N GHR KTCSide B runout stamped, variant2
7XCE 17714-1 N KT 6Side A runout, stamped variant 1
7XCE 17715-1 N KT 3Side B runout, stamped variant 1
7XCE 17714-1 N KT 7 GHTSide A runout, stamped variant 2
7XCE 17715-1 N KT 3 GPHSide B runout, stamped 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Australia | Parlophone A8123First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Australia | Parlophone A8123First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Australia | Parlophone A81237", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1964 | Australia | Parlophone A81237", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1964 | Australia | Parlophone A8123First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Austria | Parlophon O 28 521 / Parlophon R 5160First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Austria | Parlophone O 28 521 / Parlophone R 5160First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Austria | Parlophone O 28 521First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Belgium | Parlophone R 5160First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Belgium | Parlophone R 5160First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Costa Rica | Odeon 25058First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Costa Rica | Odeon 25.058First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Denmark | Parlophone R 5160First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Denmark | Parlophone R 5160First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Denmark | Parlophone R 51607", Single, Repress | 7", Single, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Japan | Apple Records AR-11197", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| 1972 | Japan | Apple Records AR-11197", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| 1973 | France | Odeon 2C 006-04466 / Odeon 2C 006 - 04.4667", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1974 | Japan | Apple Records AR-11197", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| 1974 | Netherlands | Parlophone R 51607", 45 RPM, Stereo, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1976 | France | Odeon 2C.010-04466 / Odeon 2C 010-04.4667", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Odeon 1C 006-04 4667", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1976 | Germany | Odeon 1C 006-04 4667", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1976 | Germany | Odeon 1C 006-04 4667", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Reissue · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| 1976 | Italy | Apple Records 3 C 006-04466 / Apple Records 3 C 006 04466 M7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1976 | Netherlands | Parlophone R 51607", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1976 | New Zealand | Parlophone R 5160 / Apple Records R 51607", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1976 | UK | Parlophone R 5160 / Apple Records R 51607", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1976 | UK | Parlophone R 5160 / Apple Records R 51607", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1977 | Japan | Odeon EAR-202277", Single, Promo, Reissue · Promo | 7", Single, Promo, Reissue · Promo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Australia | Parlophone A.81237", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| 1984 | South Africa | Parlophone SPD 7027", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1984 | UK | Parlophone RP 5160 / 20th Anniversary Picture Discs RP 51607", 45 RPM, Mispress, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc | 7", 45 RPM, Mispress, Picture Disc, Reissue · Picture disc |
| 1984 | UK | Parlophone RP 51607", Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited, Picture disc | 7", Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited, Picture disc |
| 1984 | UK | Parlophone R 51607", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1984 | UK | Parlophone R 51607", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1986 | Canada | Capitol Records B73015 / Capitol Records B-730157", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1988 | Germany | Parlophone 006-20 3112 77", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | US | Capitol Records S7-17692 / CEMA Special Markets S7-176927", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Austria | Parlophone O 28 5217" | 7" |
| ? | Denmark | Parlophone R 51607", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Odeon 1 C 006-04 4667", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | India | Parlophone R. 51607", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Mexico | Musart 36697", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Mexico | Musart 36697", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| ? | Netherlands | Parlophone R 51607", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| ? | Nigeria | Parlophone 45-R 5160 NI7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Pakistan | Parlophone R-51607", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single · Colored vinyl |
| ? | Pakistan | Parlophone R-51607", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Philippines | Parlophone PAL-60197 / Parlophone R-51607", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Philippines | Parlophone PAL-60197 / Parlophone R-51607", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | South Africa | Parlophone SPD 3327", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | South Africa | Parlophone SPD 7027", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Sweden | Parlophone R 51607", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
115 vinyl pressings of A Hard Day's Night are listed here, from 27 countries, released between 1964 and 1994.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in UK, Japan, Netherlands, Australia and more. One of them is Parlophone R 5160, released July 10, 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R 5160, TEM. 1687/8, OR-1119, A8123) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCE 17714-1 N GOR KT 13 and 7XCE 17715-1 N RGT KT 8. 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.
