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.
38 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 3 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.
UAL 3366A-1AGA runout (Variant 1)
UAL 3366B-1AHB runout (Variant 1)
UAL 3366A-1AKA runout (Variant 2)
UAL 3366B-1AHB runout (Variant 2)
o UAL-3366A-1AA ∧ IIIIIIIII III I IRunout side A etched, o stamped
o UAL-3366B-1AB C III IRunout side B etched, o stamped
UAL 3366 ALabel side A
UAL 3366 BLabel side B
UAS 6366A-1DSide A runout, variant 1
UAS 6366B-1DSide B runout, variant 1
UAS 6366A-1BSide A runout, variant 2
UAS 6366B-1DSide B runout, variant 2
UAL 3366A-1KRunout Side 1 Variant 1
UAL 3366B-1AERunout Side 2 Variant 1
UAL 3366A-1BBRunout Side 1 Variant 2
UAL3366B-1BRunout Side 2 Variant 2
UAL 3366A-1BBVariant 1 side A runout
UAL 3366B-1BCVariant 1 side B runout
UAL 3366A-1EVariant 2 side A runout
UAL 3366B-1EVariant 2 side B runout
UAS 6366A-1FVariant 1, side A runout etched
UAS 6366B-1EVariant 1, side B runout etched
UAS 6366A-1EVariant 2, side A sunout etched
UAS6366B-1EVariant 2, side B runout etched
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 | Canada | United Artists Records UAL 3366First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | United Artists Records UAL 3366First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | United Artists Records UAL 3366First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | United Artists Records UAL 3366First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | United Artists Records UAL-3366First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | United Artists Records UAL 3366LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | United Artists Records UAL 3366LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | United Artists Records UAL 3366First yearLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
| 1964 | US | United Artists Records UAL 3366First yearLP, Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Misprint, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | United Artists Records UAL 3366First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | United Artists Records UAL 3366First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | United Artists Records UAL 3366First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | United Artists Records UAS 6366First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | United Artists Records UAL 3366First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | United Artists Records UAL 3366First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | US | United Artists Records UAS 6366LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | United Artists Records UAS 6366LP, Album, Misprint, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Misprint, Repress, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | United Artists Records UAS 6366LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1970 | US | United Artists Records UAS 6366LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | United Artists Records UAS 6366LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | United Artists Records UAS 6366LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | United Artists Records UAS 6366LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | United Artists Records UAS 6366LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | United Artists Records UAS 6366LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | United Artists Records UAS 6366LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | Uruguay | Odeon URL 2097 / Odeon Pops URL 2097LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1973 | Uruguay | Odeon URL 2097 / Odeon Pops URL 2097LP, Album, Mono, Repress · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Repress · Mono |
| 1973 | Uruguay | Odeon URL 2097 / Odeon Pops URL 2097LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1975 | Canada | United Artists Records UAS 6366LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | Canada | United Artists Records UAS 6366LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | Capitol Records SW-11921LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | Canada | Capitol Records SW-11921LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records SW-11921LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records SW-11921LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records SW-11921LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records SW-11921LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records SW-11921LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1980 | US | Capitol Records SW-11921LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Australia | Parlophone PCSO 7584LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | Canada | Capitol Records SW-11921LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | US | Capitol Records SW-11921LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| 1983 | US | Capitol Records SW-11921LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1986 | USSR | Ленинградский Завод Грампластинок С60 23579 008LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | Capitol Records SW-11921LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | US | Parlophone 094638241317LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing | LP, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Test Pressing, Stereo · Test pressing |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Japan | Apple Records UIJY-75310 / United Artists Records 0602468019770LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 2024 | Worldwide | United Artists Records 0602468019770 / Apple Records 0602468019770LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Taiwan | Hae Shan Records HS-238LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo, Unofficial Release · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | Taiwan | Hae Shan Records HS-238LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Unofficial Release, Stereo · Unofficial, Colored vinyl |
| ? | US | United Artists Records UAS 6366LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Uruguay | Odeon URL 2097LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Uruguay | Odeon URL 2097 / Odeon Pops URL 2097LP, Album, Mono, Repress · Mono | LP, Album, Mono, Repress · Mono |
| ? | Uruguay | Odeon URL 2097LP, Album, Promo · Promo | LP, Album, Promo · Promo |
| ? | Uruguay | Odeon URL 2097LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
114 vinyl pressings of A Hard Day's Night are listed here, from 10 countries, released between 1964 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, Canada, Uruguay. One of them is United Artists Records UAL 3366.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use UAL 3366, UAS 6366, UAL-3366, URL 2097) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, UAL 3366A-1AG and UAL 3366B-1AH. 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.
