Vinyl pressings
by The Beatles · 1964
Beatles '65 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.
35 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.
T1-2228--T18 A1 ISide A, stamped, variant 1
T2-2228--T20 A1 ISide B, stamped, variant 1
T1 2228 P17 I A3Side A, stamped, variant 2
T2 2228 T20 I A3Side B, stamped, variant 2
T1 2228 P19 A3 IVar. 1 - Runout Side A, Stamped
T2 2228 T20 I A3Var. 1 - Runout Side B, Stamped
T1 2228 T18 I A3Var. 2 - Runout Side A, Stamped
T2 2228 T18 I A4Var. 2 - Runout Side B, Stamped
T-1-2228-P5-PRunout etching A-side, variant 1
T-2-2228-T6-PRunout etching B-side, variant 1
T1 2228 P19 ^1Runout etching A-side, variant 2
T2 2228 T18 ^ 2Runout etching B-side, variant 2
ST-1-2228-B-8Runout, side A, variant 1
ST-2-2228-B-8Runout, side B, variant 1
ST-1-2228-B-10Runout, side A, variant 2
ST-2-2228-A-7Runout, side B, variant 2
T-1-2228-H-9'Runout A
T-2-2228-J-10'Runout B
T-1-2228-H-11Variant 1 runout A
T-2-2228-J-12Variant 1 runout B
T1-2228--T16 A2 RVariant 1, runout side A
T2-2228--P13 A0 RVariant 1, runout side B
T1 2228 P13 RVariant 2, runout side A
T2 2228 P15 RVariant 2, runout side B
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 | Capitol Records T-2228First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | Capitol Records T 2228 / Capitol Records T-2228First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | Capitol Records T-2228 / Capitol Records T 2228First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Costa Rica | Odeon T-2228First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Capitol Records T-2228First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Capitol Records T-2228 / Capitol Records T 2228First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Capitol Records T 2228 / Capitol Records T-2228First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Capitol Records T 2228 / Capitol Records T-2228First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Capitol Records T-2228 / Capitol Records T 2228First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Capitol Records T-2228First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | US | Capitol Records T-2228 / Capitol Records T 2228First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 2228 / Capitol Records ST-2228First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | Canada | Capitol Records T 2228 / Capitol Records T-2228First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-2228First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1964 | US | Capitol Records T 2228 / Capitol Records T-2228First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 2228LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records ST-2228 / Capitol Records ST 2228LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records ST-2228 / Capitol Records ST 2228LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records ST-2228 / Capitol Records ST 2228LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records ST-2228 / Capitol Records ST 2228LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records ST-2228 / Capitol Records ST 2228LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records ST-2228 / Apple Records ST 2228LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records ST-2228 / Apple Records ST 2228LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records ST-2228 / Capitol Records ST 2228LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1972 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 2228LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1973 | Germany | Odeon 1C 062-04 201LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| 1973 | Germany | Odeon 1C 062-04 201LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1974 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 2228LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Apple Records ST-2228 / Capitol Records ST 2228LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Apple Records ST-2228 / Capitol Records ST-2228LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 2228LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1981 | Germany | Odeon 1C 072-04 201LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Germany | Odeon 1C 072-04 201 / EMI Electrola 1C 072-04 201LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Germany | Odeon 1C 072-04 201LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1981 | Germany | Odeon 1C 072-04 201LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 2228 / Capitol Records ST-2228LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1983 | US | Capitol Records ST-2228LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Capitol Records ST-2228LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Capitol Records ST-2228LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Capitol Records ST-2228LP, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1988 | US | Capitol Records C1-90446LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue | LP, Album, Stereo, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Worldwide | Capitol Records 0602468019855 / Apple Records 0602468019855LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records ST 2228LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records T 2228 / Capitol Records T-2228LP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| ? | Germany | Odeon 1C 072-04 201LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Odeon SMO 73 917 / Odeon SMO 83 917LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Odeon SMO 73 917 / Odeon SMO 74 161LP, Album, Mispress, Misprint, Stereo | LP, Album, Mispress, Misprint, Stereo |
| ? | Germany | Odeon 1C 062-04 201LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| ? | Germany | Odeon 1C 072-04 201LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | South Korea | Joong Ahng Record Co JAL 2009-1LP, Album | LP, Album |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST 2228 / Capitol Records ST-2228LP, Album, Repress | LP, Album, Repress |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST 2228LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Venezuela | Odeon OLP 447 PromLP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono | LP, Album, Promo, Mono · Promo, Mono |
119 vinyl pressings of Beatles '65 are listed here, from 8 countries, released between 1964 and 2024.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, Canada, Costa Rica. One of them is Capitol Records T-2228, released December 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T-2228, T 2228, ST 2228, ST-2228) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T1-2228--T18 A1 I and T2-2228--T20 A1 I. 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.
