Vinyl pressings
by The Beatles 路 1964
Do You Want To Know A Secret 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.
22 pressings came out in 1964, the album's first year, in 4 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.
T11 URT 63-3191-3Side 1, variant 1
T11 URT 63-3291-3Side 2, variant 1
T1 URJ 63-3191-1Side 1, variant 2
T1 URJ 63-3219-1Side 2, variant 2
Audiomatrix 63-3191Side A runout;
Audiomatrix 63-3219 URJSide B runout;
63-3191Label A
63-3219Label B
63-3191 URJ 饾挏饾憛饾挮 AudioMatrixRun-out Side A, etched (饾挏饾憛饾挮 AudioMatrix stamped)
63-3219 AudioMatrix 饾挏饾憛饾挮Run-out Side B, etched (饾挏饾憛饾挮 AudioMatrix stamped)
63-3191Side A, label, etched
63-3219Side B, label, etched
63-3191 AudioMatrix URJSide A runout
63-3219 AudioMatrix RASide B runout
63-3191Side A Label
63-3219Side B Label
63-3191 URJ AudioMatrixSide A runout
63-3219 URJ AudioMatrixSide B runout
63-3191A-side label
63-3219B-side label
T11 URJ 63-3191 ' ' " " 'Side A runout
T11 URJ 63-3291 [Artisan logo] ' ' " " 'Side B runout
63-3191Label A
63-3219Label 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 72159First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Italy | Vee Jay Records VJ 587 / Vee Jay Records VJ-587First year7", Single | 7", Single |
| 1964 | Italy | Vee Jay Records VJ 587 / Vee Jay Records VJ-587First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | Japan | Odeon OR-1093First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJ 587First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJ 587First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJ 587 / Vee Jay Records VJ-587First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Styrene |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJ-587First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJ 587First year7", 45 RPM, Promo 路 Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo 路 Promo |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJ 587First year7", 45 RPM | 7", 45 RPM |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJ 587First year7" | 7" |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJ 587First year7", 45 RPM, Single | 7", 45 RPM, Single |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJ 587First year7", 45 RPM, Promo 路 Promo | 7", 45 RPM, Promo 路 Promo |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJ 587 / Vee Jay Records VJ-587First year7", Single, Styrene | 7", Single, Styrene |
| 1964 | US | Vee Jay Records VJ 587 / Vee Jay Records VJ-587First year7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono 路 Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Mono 路 Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Japan | Odeon EAS-170557", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono 路 Mono | 7", 45 RPM, Reissue, Mono 路 Mono |
| Year | Country | Label and catalog number | Format |
|---|---|---|---|
| ? | Japan | Apple Records AR-10937", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | Japan | Apple Records AR-10937", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Reissue |
| ? | US | Oldies 45 OL 1497", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release 路 Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release 路 Unofficial |
| ? | US | Vee Jay Records VJ 5877", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release 路 Unofficial | 7", 45 RPM, Single, Unofficial Release 路 Unofficial |
33 vinyl pressings of Do You Want To Know A Secret are listed here, from 4 countries, released between 1964 and 1980.
The earliest pressings are from 1964, in US, Japan, Canada, Italy. One of them is Vee Jay Records VJ 587, released March 23, 1964.
Check the catalog number on the label (first-year pressings use VJ 587, VJ-587, OR-1093, 72159) and the codes etched in the runout groove, then compare them with the pressings listed above; for example, T11 URT 63-3191-3 and T11 URT 63-3291-3. 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.
