Vinyl pressings
by The Beatles · 1964
Can't Buy Me Love 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.
69 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 25 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 17657-1N GM G KT 17Runout side A, stamped, variant 1
7XCE 17658-1N GM R KT 13Runout side B, stamped, variant 1
7XCE 17657-1N RM KT 4Runout side A, stamped, variant 2
7XCE 17658-1N OM KT 12Runout side B, stamped, variant 2
7XCE.17657-1N KTRunout side A, variant 1
7XCE.17658-1N KTRunout side B, variant 1
7XCE.17657-1N RG KT 5Runout side A, variant 2
7XCE.17658-1N PP KT 11Runout side B, variant 2
7XCE 17657-1NSide A runout, machine stamped
7XCE 17658-1NSide B runout, machine stamped
7XCE.17657Label A
7XCE.17658Label B
7XCE 17657-1NSide A runout, machine stamped
7XCE 17658-1NSide B runout, machine stamped
7XCE.17657Label A
7XCE.17658Label B
7XCE 17657-1NSide A runout, machine stamped
7XCE 17658-1NSide B runout, machine stamped
7XCE.17657Label A
7XCE.17658Label B
7XCE 17657-1N HP KT 7Runout side A
7XCE 17658-1N LA KT 6Runout side B
7XCE.17657Label side A
7XCE.17658Label 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 | Argentina | Odeon Pops DTOA 3220First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Argentina | Odeon Pops DTOA 3220First year7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo | 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, Single, Promo · Promo |
| 1964 | Australia | Parlophone A-8113First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Australia | Parlophone A8113First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Australia | Parlophone A-8113First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Australia | Parlophone A-8113First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Australia | Parlophone A-8113First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Austria | Parlophon O 28 518 / Parlophon R 5114First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Belgium | Parlophone R 5114First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1964 | Canada | Capitol Records 5150First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Denmark | Parlophone R 5114First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Denmark | Parlophone R 5114First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Denmark | Parlophone R 5114First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Finland | Parlophone 45-DPY-662First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1964 | Finland | Parlophone 45-DPY-6627", Single, Repress | 7", Single, Repress |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | Canada | Capitol Records 51507", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| 1971 | Japan | Apple Records AR-10767", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | Japan | Apple Records AR-10767", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records 51507", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records 51507", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | US | Apple Records 51507", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records 51507", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| 1971 | US | Capitol Records 51507", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1973 | France | Odeon 2C 006-04467 / Odeon 2C 006-04.4677", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1974 | Brazil | Odeon 45I-34007", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1975 | US | Apple Records 51507", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1976 | France | Odeon 2C 010-04.4677", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Odeon 1C 00604 4677", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Germany | Odeon 1C 006-04 4677", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Stereo |
| 1976 | Italy | Apple Records 3C 006 04467 M7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1981 | US | Starline X-6279 / Capitol Records X-62797", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| 1981 | US | Starline A-6279 / Capitol Records A-62797", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1982 | Australia | Parlophone A.81137", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| 1982 | Netherlands | Parlophone R51147", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono · Mono |
| 1984 | UK | Parlophone RP51147", Single, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited, Picture disc | 7", Single, Limited Edition, Picture Disc, Reissue, Mono · Mono, Limited, Picture disc |
| 1984 | UK | Parlophone R 51147", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1985 | US | Capitol Records X-6279 / Starline X-62797", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1988 | Germany | Parlophone 006-20 3111 77", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| 1988 | US | Capitol Records X-6279 / Starline X-62797", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | US | Capitol Records S7-17690 / CEMA Special Markets S7-176907", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Jukebox, Reissue, Stereo, Mono · Mono, Colored vinyl |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | US | Capitol Records 5150 / Capitol Records 50999678075747", 45 RPM, Reissue, Remastered, Box Set | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Remastered, Box Set |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records B 51507", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records 51507", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records 51507", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Canada | Capitol Records 51507", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Italy | Parlophone QMSP 163617", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | Apple Records AR-10767", Single, Reissue | 7", Single, Reissue |
| ? | New Zealand | Parlophone BRIT 67", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Pakistan | Parlophone R-51147", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Pakistan | Parlophone R-51147", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Peru | Odeon Del Peru 45-88927", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| ? | Sweden | Parlophone R 51147", 45 RPM, Single, Repress | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Repress |
| ? | UK | Parlophone R 51147", Reissue, Mono · Mono | 7", Reissue, Mono · Mono |
| ? | UK | Parlophone R 51147", 45 RPM, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue |
129 vinyl pressings of Can't Buy Me Love are listed here, from 27 countries, released between 1964 and 2011.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in UK, US, Netherlands, Italy and more. One of them is Parlophone R 5114, released March 20, 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use R 5114, 5150, QMSP 16361, O 22 697) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, 7XCE 17657-1N GM G KT 17 and 7XCE 17658-1N GM R KT 13. 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.
