Vinyl pressings
by The Beatles · 1965
Beatles VI was first pressed on vinyl in 1965. Every vinyl pressing is listed below with its label, catalog number and runout codes, so you can tell an original from a reissue.
31 pressings came out in 1965, 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.
T-1-2358-F11 ✲Variant 1, runout side A
T-2-2358-F11 ✲Variant 1, runout side B
T-1-2358-G-12 ✲Variant 2, runout side A
T-2-2358-F-11 ✲Variant 2, runout side B
T1-2358-F7 A2 IAMRunout Side A, variant 1
T2-2358-G6 A3 IAMRunout Side B, variant 1
T1-2358-G6 IAMRunout Side A, variant 2
T2-2358-F5 IAMRunout Side B, variant 2
ST1-2358-A1 [IAM]Runout A stamped, variant 1
ST2-2358-B4 [IAM]Runout B stamped, variant 1
ST1-2358-A3 #3 [IAM]Runout A stamped, variant 2
ST2-2358-A5 [IAM]Runout B stamped, variant 2
ST1-2358-A1Runout Side 1
ST2-2358-A1Runout Side 2
ST-X-1-2358Label A
ST-X-2-2358Label B
ST-1-2358-A-13 ✲Runout Side A
ST-2-2358-A-13 ✲Runout Side B
ST-X-1-2358Label A
ST-X-2-2358Label B
T1-2358-G4 x2Runout Side A, Variant 1
T1-2358-F1 x4Runout Side B, Variant 1
T1-2358-F1 x4Runout Side A, Variant 2
T1-2358-F3Runout Side B, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Philippines | Capitol Records ST 2358 / Capitol Records ST-2358First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records T 2358 / Capitol Records T-2358First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records ST 2358 / Capitol Records ST-2358First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records ST 2538 / Capitol Records ST-2538LP, Album, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Repress, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records T 2358 / Capitol Records T-2358First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records T 2358 / Capitol Records T-2358First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records ST 2358 / Capitol Records ST-2358First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records ST 2358 / Capitol Records ST-2358First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records T 2358 / Capitol Records T-2358First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records T 2358 / Capitol Records T-2358First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records ST 2358 / Capitol Records ST-2358First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records ST 2358 / Capitol Records ST-2358First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records T 2358 / Capitol Records T-2358First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records T 2358 / Capitol Records T-2358First yearLP, Album, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mono · Mono |
| 1965 | US | Capitol Records ST 2358 / Capitol Records ST-2358First yearLP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Japan | Apple Records AP-80035LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo, Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Promo, Stereo · Promo, Colored vinyl |
| 1970 | Japan | Apple Records AP-80035LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1970 | Japan | Apple Records AP-80035LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1971 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-2358 / Capitol Records ST 2358LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | Canada | Capitol Records ST-2358 / Capitol Records ST 2358LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records ST 2358 / Apple Records ST-2358LP, Stereo, Reissue, Album | LP, Stereo, Reissue, Album |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records ST 2358 / Apple Records ST 2358LP, Stereo, Reissue, Album | LP, Stereo, Reissue, Album |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records ST 2358LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records ST 2358 / Apple Records ST-2358LP, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl | LP, Reissue, Stereo · Colored vinyl |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records ST 2358 / Apple Records ST-2358LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records ST 2358 / Apple Records ST-2358LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records ST 2358 / Apple Records ST-2358LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records ST 2358 / Capitol Records ST-2358LP, Stereo, Reissue, Album | LP, Stereo, Reissue, Album |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records ST 2358 / Apple Records ST 2358LP, Stereo, Reissue, Album | LP, Stereo, Reissue, Album |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records ST 2358 / Apple Records ST 2358LP, Stereo, Reissue, Album | LP, Stereo, Reissue, Album |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 2358 / Capitol Records ST-2358LP, Album, Reissue | LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1983 | Canada | Capitol Records ST 2358 / Capitol Records ST-2358LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1983 | US | Capitol Records ST 2358 / Capitol Records ST-2358LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1986 | US | Capitol Records ST 2358 / Capitol Records ST-2358LP, Album, Mispress, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mispress, Reissue, Repress, Mono · Mono |
| 1986 | US | Capitol Records ST 2358LP, Album, Reissue, Repress | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress |
| 1988 | US | Capitol Records C1-90445LP, Album, Mispress, Reissue, Mono · Mono | LP, Album, Mispress, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1988 | US | Capitol Records C1-90445LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records ST 2358 / Capitol Records ST-2358LP, Album, Stereo | LP, Album, Stereo |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records ST 2358 / Capitol Records ST-2358LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | New Zealand | Apple Records PCSM 6042 / Parlophone PCSM 6042LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST 2358 / Capitol Records ST-2358LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Repress, Stereo |
| ? | US | Capitol Records ST 2538 / Capitol Records ST-2538LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| ? | US | Apple Records ST 2358 / Apple Records ST-2358LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo | LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
113 vinyl pressings of Beatles VI are listed here, from 7 countries, released between 1965 and 1988.
The earliest pressings are from 1965, in US, Canada, Philippines. One of them is Capitol Records T 2358, released June 1965.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use T 2358, ST 2358, ST-2358) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T-1-2358-F11 ✲ and T-2-2358-F11 ✲. 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.
